Ken Moffat wrote: > On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 09:02:47PM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> akhiezer wrote: >>>> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:05:27 -0600 >>>> From: Bruce Dubbs <bruce.du...@gmail.com> >>>> To: BLFS Development List <blfs-dev@linuxfromscratch.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [blfs-dev] [blfs-book] [BLFS Trac] #4556: Add package: >>>> lsof_4.87 >>>> > >>>> Some of the things it does requires root, even when run as a >>>> non-privileged user. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Eeek. I'll keep it non-setuid, tyvm. >> >> LOL. Your distro... >> >> -- Bruce > > Does it work when installed suid (on x86_64) ? I used to build it, > but stopped doing that several years ago. Partly, the weird > packaging, and test failures, if I recall correctly, caused me to > discount it. But I also think that on the rare occasions I tried to > use it (mostly development-kernel problems, probably also when I've > had problems in the nfs area) it was less than useful. That was > with it installed non-suid.
lsof needs to read: crw-r----- 1 root kmem 1, 2 Jul 26 19:14 /dev/kmem That's at least one reason for the suid bit. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
