Bug#313560: /dev/{null,zero,full} should not be run as root

2005-06-14 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
This should be filed upstreams since it isn't a Debian GNU/Hurd bug. I have filed it into the SV bug tracker, could someone close this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#313560: /dev/{null,zero,full} should not be run as root

2005-06-14 Thread Neal H. Walfield
Package: Hurd /dev/{null,zero,full} should not be run as root: they don't need root access to operate correctly. Because they are translators and the node is owned by root, the file system starts them with root permission. Ideally, they should be run with no user ids but as an interim measure, t