On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> > [8:03pm] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/X11R6/bin# ls -l XF86_S3 > -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 2025716 Nov 22 15:18 XF86_S3 > > [8:03pm] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/deb/x# dpkg -i xserver-s3_3.2-1.deb > (Reading database ... 22830 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace xserver-s3 3.2-1 (using xserver-s3_3.2-1.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement xserver-s3 ... > Setting up xserver-s3 (3.2-1) ... > > [8:03pm] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/X11R6/bin# ls -l XF86_S3 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2025716 Nov 22 15:18 XF86_S3 > > Now X won't run, of course. Why not? In debian, /usr/X11R6/bin/X is not a link to the Xserver but its a wrapper program... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ls -la /usr/X11R6/bin/X -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 4032 Nov 22 05:20 /usr/X11R6/bin/X which parses the /etc/X11/config file and then runs the X server which itself is not suid, so a user couldnt get around the /etc/X11/config Greg -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
