On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:27:02 +0100, bill.allomb...@math.u-bordeaux1.fr wrote: >
> There is still the possibility that it is a bug in GSmartControl. > What kind of file is it writting ? It writes its configuration in the user's ~/.config/gsmartcontrol with root permissions before the patched su-to-root. > Anyway, please find a patched su-to-root that cause su and sux to reset $HOME. > > At the very least, I should be able to change sux to reset $HOME The patched su-to-root fixes this bugreport. The X11 application starts successfully as root and writes its configuration inside root's $HOME. This is true for both su and sux. I don't know if you read my follow-up observation before, but prior to this patch, the binaries/scripts that are only affected by the undesired behavior are those originating from /usr/bin, such as /usr/bin/gsmartcontrol. Synaptics, for example, is not unaffected and resides inside /usr/sbin. > but it is not clear it is safe to do so for su. I would like to know why is it not safe for su, just to stay informed of possible security implications of this changed behavior. Cheers, ianp -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
