Rogier Wolff wrote:
> [What's this got to do with Linux-kernel?]
>
> Alexander Viro wrote:
> > On Wed, 17 May 2000, Blu3 wrote:
> > > I agree, broken apps should be fixed. However some apps may use the
> > > de-facto mount-once standard. GUI suid happens. It's the only way to
> > > access raw devices from a user. GUI suid is the same suid as any other
> > > really.
> >
> > Yes, except that GUI _anything_ involves a bunch of libraries that never
> > were audited with suid-root in mind.
>
> The right way to do GUI with "priviledged operations is to make an
> underlying utility that does the legwork from the commandline, and
> provide an easy GUI interface frontend.
>
> (mtr rewrite coming up whenever i end up with some spare time.)
>
> Roger.
How about writing code properly in the first place instead of a calling b
calling c ... and on and on.
The right way to do anything priviledged or not, is "the right way", not
wrapping and offloading. Write code so you'll never worry about priviledged
access.
-d
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