On Monday 18 October 2004 23:04, Uwe Dippel wrote: > Robert Parker wrote: > > I think it's wong with 2.6.8. For security reasons it won't allow you to > > run setuid root programs. The only way you can run cdrecord is as the > > root user. > > You're abolutely right. I didn't think of limits of setuid. > > > AFAIK xcdroast is just a front end to cdrecord just like k3b. > > Sure, it is. But I prefered to use the app I'm simply more used to. > > > Maybe I'm wrong but I can't see how running a binary as root user is any > > more secure than running it setuid root. > > Sure, more secure. But also quite braindead. > By default it is more secure, because you cannot 'pass' permissions.
This link just turned up in another thread, you might want to check it out. http://k3b.plainblack.com/index.pl/news2 Bob Parker > > Uwe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
