Re: gnome-terminal, X resources and function key programming.
- From: "Brandon S. Allbery" <allbery ece cmu edu>
- To: Patrick Colbeck <pat colbeck esc azlan co uk>
- Cc: gnome-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: gnome-terminal, X resources and function key programming.
- Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 08:13:28 -0400
In message <14166.59785.237795.322432@dasterdly.esc.azlan.co.uk>, Patrick Colbe
ck writes:
+-----
| I know it would probably be regarded as a security hole but so is
| script and all distributions provide that.
+--->8
xterm logging is a security hole because xterm is setuid root so it can
update utmp. gnome-terminal is not setuid, so logging should be safe.
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brandon s. allbery [os/2][linux][solaris][japh] allbery@kf8nh.apk.net
system administrator [WAY too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu
electrical and computer engineering KF8NH
carnegie mellon university ["God, root, what is difference?" -Pitr]
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