RE: suid

[Monserrat Seisdedos Nunez <mseisdedos cirsa com>]

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: gtk-list-admin gnome org 
> [mailto:gtk-list-admin gnome org]En nombre
> de Colin Leroy
> Enviado el: miércoles 29 de mayo de 2002 11:31
> Para: gtk-list gnome org
> Asunto: Re: suid
> 
> 
> On Wed, 29 May 2002 10:25:10 +0200 Olaf Fr?czyk <olaf cbk poznan pl>
> wrote:
> 
> > > I'm trying to write a program that modifies the crontab file of a
> > > user, these files are readable only by root, so as gtk 
> can't iniciate
> > > bit suid programs, how can i carry out my goal???
> > Hi,
> >
> > 1. Use sudo. I think it should work.
> > or
> > 2. Add user you want to modify the file to group which owns 
> the file,
> > and add write permission for group. or
> > 3. If you have filesystem with ACLs (like XFS) just add ACL for this
> > user with write permission. or
> > 4. Hack the library. ;)
> 
> 5. Use consolehelper. I don't really know how it works, but 
> gnorpm-auth
> uses it.
It will be an aix app without pam library


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