On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 11:35:12AM -0500, b3 wrote: > On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 03:09:35AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > X11 apps should not be run as root, if it requires that its broken. > > I'd have to agree here - my one exception is Mozilla, which requires one run > as root before it'll work for normal users (dunno why - it's annoying, but > it's how it's been for a VERY long time now)
mozilla is exceedingly broken about multiuser systems. but its not required to run it as root first, you just have to generate its windows registry with a small crappy util they have now. check the debian package's postinst script, that allows mozilla to work in readonly directories without ever running it as root. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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