From: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE>
To: iainb.forms@googlemail.com
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Files created with emacs are owned by system
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:53:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <989BB5C2-9B70-4532-8ECF-6ADA68399F34@Web.DE> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <626685cb-27d2-4a29-93a9-71079e51d715@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>
Am 01.08.2008 um 17:04 schrieb iainb.forms:
> ls -l /usr/bin/emacs
> -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 30008 Aug 19 2006 /usr/bin/emacs
The permissions are faulty, the "s" (setuid bit) instead of "x,"
which makes every Emacs user to root. 'sudo chmod 555 /usr/bin/emacs'
will correct them. (Is Leopard two years old?) It's a security hole.
--
Greetings
Pete
Inside every small problem is a large problem struggling to get out.
– Second Law of Blissful Ignorance
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-08-01 15:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-31 18:44 Files created with emacs are owned by system iainb.forms
2008-07-31 21:34 ` Peter Dyballa
2008-07-31 21:41 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2008-08-01 8:23 ` Nikolaj Schumacher
[not found] ` <mailman.15696.1217578999.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-01 11:32 ` iainb.forms
2008-08-01 11:38 ` iainb.forms
2008-08-01 11:52 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.15702.1217591538.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-01 12:01 ` Joost Kremers
2008-08-01 13:33 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.15706.1217597618.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-01 13:47 ` Joost Kremers
2008-08-01 13:53 ` Richard G Riley
2008-08-01 14:08 ` Joost Kremers
2008-08-01 14:22 ` iainb.forms
2008-08-01 14:33 ` Joost Kremers
2008-08-01 15:04 ` iainb.forms
2008-08-01 15:53 ` Peter Dyballa [this message]
2008-08-01 16:12 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2008-08-01 16:25 ` Peter Dyballa
2008-08-01 17:47 ` Joost Kremers
2008-08-01 18:50 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.15726.1217616618.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-01 19:17 ` David Kastrup
2008-08-01 20:55 ` Peter Dyballa
2008-08-02 8:25 ` iainb.forms
2008-08-06 23:42 ` Mark Hood
2008-08-01 19:24 ` Joost Kremers
2008-08-02 1:54 ` Tim X
[not found] ` <mailman.15719.1217606007.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-08-02 19:18 ` D. Power
2008-08-01 15:31 ` Peter Dyballa
2008-08-02 1:33 ` Tim X
2008-08-02 1:29 ` Tim X
2008-08-01 13:16 ` iainb.forms
2008-08-01 13:39 ` Joost Kremers
2008-08-01 13:51 ` Peter Dyballa
2008-08-02 1:48 ` Tim X
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