Re: user/group -- my compromise proposal
> Ok. I've been following the debate silently since it began, and I
> think that both sides have valid arguments. What follows is how I
> plan to implement it in 0.92, so please comment ASAP. I want to get
> 0.92 out soon and don't want to delay much longer. But I also agree
> with Ian Jackson that if we're going to do it we must do it _now_, so
> please comment before it's too late...
This all looks good, Ian, except for the one thing noted below.
> * Any users in the `disk' and `src' groups may compile and install a new
> kernel image (being a member of the `disk' group is necessary for the
> use of lilo). The kernel image has been moved to /boot and there is a
> symlink from /vmlinux -> /boot/vmlinux. The directory permissions are
> as follows:
>
> drwxrwsr-x 2 root src 1024 Mar 23 00:39 /boot/
> drwxrwsr-x 4 root src 1024 Mar 23 00:11 /usr/src/linux
I feel the group of /boot should be `disk' or `root'. If you need to
be a member of group `disk' to use lilo, you should also need to be a
member of group `disk' to overwrite *anything* in /boot.
David
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