Re: [sane-devel] Umask and xsane

2019-08-30 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Hi Richard, list, Olaf Meeuwissen writes: > Hi Richard, > > Richard Ryniker writes: > >> Olaf Meeuwissen wrote on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 >> 20:18:26 +0900: >> >> Any files created by XSane (or any SANE frontend or backend for >> that matter) on behalf of the user should use the user's primary

Re: [sane-devel] Umask and xsane

2019-08-29 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Hi Richard, Richard Ryniker writes: > Olaf Meeuwissen wrote on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 > 20:18:26 +0900: > > Any files created by XSane (or any SANE frontend or backend for > that matter) on behalf of the user should use the user's primary group, > IMNSHO, *and* honour the user's umask, no

Re: [sane-devel] Umask and xsane

2019-08-28 Thread Ralph Little
Hi, On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 4:18:31 a.m. PDT, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > I would think such a scanner group would not be the user's primary > group.  Any files created by XSane (or any SANE frontend or backend for > that matter) on behalf of the user should use the user's primary

Re: [sane-devel] Umask and xsane

2019-08-28 Thread Richard Ryniker
Olaf Meeuwissen wrote on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:18:26 +0900: Any files created by XSane (or any SANE frontend or backend for that matter) on behalf of the user should use the user's primary group, IMNSHO, *and* honour the user's umask, no matter how odd. I agree about umask, but do not

Re: [sane-devel] Umask and xsane

2019-08-28 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Hi Ralph, Ralph Little writes: > Hi, > > On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 6:21:54 a.m. PDT, Richard Ryniker > wrote: > >> When a user changes to the scanner group in order to access the scanner, >> it would be a security fault if his images can be seen by other users in >> the scanner group.

Re: [sane-devel] Umask and xsane

2019-08-27 Thread Ralph Little
Hi, On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 6:21:54 a.m. PDT, Richard Ryniker wrote: > When a user changes to the scanner group in order to access the scanner, > it would be a security fault if his images can be seen by other users in > the scanner group.  Therefore, when using the scanner, umask