[What's this got to do with Linux-kernel?]
Alexander Viro wrote:
> On Wed, 17 May 2000, Blu3 wrote:
> > I agree, broken apps should be fixed. However some apps may use the
> > de-facto mount-once standard. GUI suid happens. It's the only way to
> > access raw devices from a user. GUI suid is the same suid as any other
> > really.
>
> Yes, except that GUI _anything_ involves a bunch of libraries that never
> were audited with suid-root in mind.
The right way to do GUI with "priviledged operations is to make an
underlying utility that does the legwork from the commandline, and
provide an easy GUI interface frontend.
(mtr rewrite coming up whenever i end up with some spare time.)
Roger.
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