The exact same way ubuntu and the unix os has done it for many, many years.
Using the sudo method. Everytime a
restricted user needs to install a plugin, they are prompted for the
administrator(root) password.
After reviewing windows 10, It's obvious this problem will never be fixed and
Hi @ll,
the just released latest version 5.0.0.5 of LibreOffice.org for Windows
distributes (once again) a completely outdated and vulnerable MSVC++
runtime.
The installer package LibreOffice_5.0.0_Win_x86.msi contains the files
msvcp80.dll 8.0.50727.42
msvcr80.dll 8.0.50727.42
Ansgar Wiechers bugt...@planetcobalt.net wrote:
On 2015-08-05 Stefan Kanthak wrote:
Mario Vilas mvi...@gmail.com wrote:
If this is the case then the problem is one of bad file permissions,
not the location.
Incidentally, many other browsers and tons of software also store
executable code
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that's all fine but
* nothing new, independent of lightning
* how do you imagine a restricted user install a extension otherwise
* and no - he must not do that is not a acceptable solution
security and usability are always a tradeoff
hence the topic *is* nonsense
Am 05.08.2015 um 21:27 schrieb
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Reindl Harald h.rei...@thelounge.net wrote:
that's all fine but
* nothing new, independent of lightning
ACK
* how do you imagine a restricted user install a extension otherwise
Real sandboxing, if not possible, give the users the possibility to activate
admin-installed extension, and
Am 06.08.2015 um 19:03 schrieb Christoph Gruber:
Reindl Harald h.rei...@thelounge.net wrote:
that's all fine but
* nothing new, independent of lightning
ACK
* how do you imagine a restricted user install a extension otherwise
Real sandboxing, if not possible, give the users the
Mario Vilas mvi...@gmail.com wrote:
This makes no sense.
Right. W^X obviously doesnt make sense to YOU.
Administrator can write everywhere and users can write their own
directories. There is no privilege escalation here, no security
boundary being crossed.
Who wrote anything about
Well, here's my 2 cents:
- Yes, it's unfortunate that firefox extensions are not in
write-protected parts of the FS.
- No, it's not worth eight paragraphs of ranting on this mailing list,
use of all caps, or calling some piece of software evil.
- The sudo-like functionality present in Windows
Mario Vilas mvi...@gmail.com wrote:
If it can only be written by your own user, what would be the
security boundary being crossed here?
Please read AGAIN what I already wrote!
| The security boundary created by privilege separation
ie. Administrator/root vs. user
| and installation of
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