Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:19:57 -0500 From: Dee Cee <admin@cyrebels.org> To: "Jon ." <los_alamos@hotmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: running X apps as root... Message-ID: <38D8C87D.9117D3C4@cyrebels.org> References: <20000322055209.88631.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Hi! yes, i knew about the SUID prog. but i would have to open an xterm, su to root, then run the md, right? now, i dont want to keep an xterm on my deskptop, its already overloaded, heh would it be possible to run x windows prog as root using another way? thaks again! "Jon ." wrote: > >Hey > > > >Im running windowmaker as my window m. just so you know... > >and i want to run programs in X under 'root'.. note that im not running > >X from the root acct (duh!...) > > ok......just set any progs you want to run as root with the SUID bit on > (make sure that they are owned by root as well, otherwise you'll just have > the permissions of whoever the file owner is) > > >thanks! > > > >oh and btw, would it be unsecure or immoral or anything to run xwindows > >s root...? > > yes, it's extremely insecure. i never SUID progs unless i have to, such as > in a case of a PPP dialer i have. if someone was ever to exploit a flaw in > any of the programs which you sui'd, they'd be dropped into a shell with > root permissions....not a nice thing. but, if it's just for home, and not > on a LAN, you don't have much to worry about...just don't make a practice > out of it. and be aware that some progs (ok, only 1 that i know of, and > only under linux, don't know for sure about freebsd) won't run properly as > root.....take the example of > xscreensaver. > > >thx! > >dc > > jon > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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