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Re: suid programs and security

>> Excuse me, but when did it become a _requirement_ to use suidregister? I'm
>> managing quite well without, as are many other people I'd guess.
>
>Is not required but practical... The purpose is to have a good place to 
>know which programs are suid. suidregister registers each package in 
>/etc/suid.conf with all the good information. It was easy to use 
>(suidregister [-s my_package] filename user group permissions )  
>and an admin can easily warp it so he will be warn if anything are change.
>
>Add this to a restrictive dpkg who remove all suid off the package (why 
>not make it the standard ?) and you will have, in a snap, a more secure 
>system.

OK, this sounds better. Your original mail suggested you though it a bug
for programs not to use suidmanager. I'd prefer to wait for dpkg
enhancements to deal with issues like this, anyway, so we can have the
standard package maintenance tool do all of it.

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