From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B3D2D158087 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:26:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AC3F1E03DF; Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:26:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (woodpecker.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 270002BC00B for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:26:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oystercatcher.gentoo.org (oystercatcher.gentoo.org [148.251.78.52]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0920A342DA8 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:26:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by oystercatcher.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48CFFD0 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:26:46 +0000 (UTC) From: "Mike Gilbert" To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, "Mike Gilbert" Message-ID: <1643210803.7c6a3b57a6630a720854f42107785058e8a68b28.floppym@gentoo> Subject: [gentoo-commits] repo/gentoo:master commit in: sys-apps/util-linux/ X-VCS-Repository: repo/gentoo X-VCS-Files: sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml X-VCS-Directories: sys-apps/util-linux/ X-VCS-Committer: floppym X-VCS-Committer-Name: Mike Gilbert X-VCS-Revision: 7c6a3b57a6630a720854f42107785058e8a68b28 X-VCS-Branch: master Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:26:46 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply X-Archives-Salt: 3cca5a18-61cd-46f9-b210-d780f6c87027 X-Archives-Hash: f586e30592b98d09e2a023fad85996cd commit: 7c6a3b57a6630a720854f42107785058e8a68b28 Author: Mike Gilbert gentoo org> AuthorDate: Wed Jan 26 15:24:59 2022 +0000 Commit: Mike Gilbert gentoo org> CommitDate: Wed Jan 26 15:26:43 2022 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=7c6a3b57 sys-apps/util-linux: update description of 'suid' USE flag Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/832092 Signed-off-by: Mike Gilbert gentoo.org> sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml b/sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml index 140ce7d62535..f06c42f3299a 100644 --- a/sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml +++ b/sys-apps/util-linux/metadata.xml @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ Add support for the Run Time Abstraction Services (RTAS) build the su program - install mount/umount as setuid so non-root users may mount/umount devices, - and wall/write as setgid so non-root users can notify other users + Install some programs with suid bit set to provide additional functionality. + mount/umount: non-root users may mount/umount devices + wall/write: non-root users can notify other users + su: non-root users may become root install the mesg/wall/write tools for talking to local users