>>>>> "Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

    Julian> dpkg-statoverride --list is OK, adding or removing
    Julian> overrides is almost certainly not.

    Wichert> It most certainly is. Think dynamic useres and groups,
    Wichert> user interaction if debconf isn't available, etc.

That's a good usage, but for the "old" suidregister-like behavior,
normal SUID/SGID apps do *not* need to be dpkg-statoverride'd,
as far as I can tell.  That's all I want to get in policy; we
should mention that it's OK for dynamic users/groups.

Ben

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