>>>>> "BG" == Ben Gertzfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>>>> "Larry" == Larry 'Daffy' Daffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Larry> I would say to register it with suidmanager, leave it Larry> non-suid by default, and place a notice somewhere that if Larry> performance is an issue, it may be made setuid through Larry> suidregister. On my K6-200, the CPU time it takes up is Larry> pretty negligible, although I understand it may be an issue Larry> on lesser machines :) BG> Good idea. How exactly should I explain the use of suidmanager BG> in the README, though? -- Brought to you by the letters H and G BG> and the number 10. "Disobeying me?" "No, I don't." -- Final BG> Fantasy II Ben Gertzfield <http://www.imsa.edu/~wilwonka/> BG> Finger me for my public PGP key. I'm on FurryMUCK as Che, and BG> EFNet and YiffNet IRC as Che_Fox. I'd put something like this: Although x11amp is more efficient if made setuid root, doing so has the potential of opening security holes, especially since it is a binary-only package. Thus, it is not installed setuid by default. If you require the additional efficency (for instance, if it skips, or freezes) or you are aware of the security issues and consider the risks acceptable, then you may run the following command to set x11amp to run setuid: suidmanager (insert required options here) -Larry -- Larry Daffner | Linux: Unleash the workstation in your PC! [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://web2.airmail.net/vizzie/ It is important to keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out. --Stephen A. Kallis, Jr. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]