Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode
- From: Liam R E Quin <liam holoweb net>
- To: Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net>, gimp-user-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] The GIMP opens in superuser mode
- Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 21:41:14 -0400
On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 20:42 -0400, Steve Kinney wrote:
It /should/ be impossible for a program opened by a 'regular' user to
run in superuser mode, unless the regular user enters the root
password.
It can happen if the program's binary is owned by the root user and is
mode u+s (set-userid).
Liam (ankh)
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