Moving USE flags from local to global status is frequently discussed here, so this seems to be the right forum to raise the issue...
[d531][waltdnes][~] grep suid /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc suid - Enable setuid root program, with potential security risks [d531][waltdnes][~] grep :suid /usr/portage/profiles/use.local.desc net-analyzer/nagios-plugins:suid - Give root privileges to the ICMP, DHCP and IDE S.M.A.R.T. check binaries. This allows them to ignore the access controls that would disallow the nagios user from running the check. net-wireless/kismet:suid - Install a setuid root helper binary with limited functionality; this allows running kismet as a normal user, significantly reducing security risks BTW, I would've appreciated a headsup (news item) on Xorg getting the "suid" USE flag. I use startx, and I couldn't start X <G>. Fortunately, that was on my netbook, and I was able to Google the solution on my desktop machine... http://en.spontex.org/forum/thread/561/1/ I'm posting a heads up on the user list. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
