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Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:03:40 +0200
From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Heads up if you start X with startx;
 xorg-server suid flag
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:57:02 -0600
Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:

> Walter Dnes wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 01:28:17AM -0500,  wrote
> >> * According to /usr/portage/x11-base/xorg-server/ChangeLog
> >> USE="suid" has been enabled as of December 20, 2012.  If you do
> >> not enable it, you will not be able to run startx as a regular
> >> user.  xdm and other X login managers will still work.
> >   Let me re-phrase that.  A USE="suid" flag has been created.  If
> > you do not enable it, you will not be able to run startx as a
> > regular user.
> >
> 
> I checked here and it must be enabled in my profile.  I don't have it
> in make.conf or any other portage file that I edit.  I use the KDE
> profile for those who are wondering.  It may save time
> looking/checking it.


It's not in the profile, the xorg-server ebuild sets USE="suid" on by
default.

Most likely is that Walter has USE="-suid" in his make.conf and sets it
back on for things he's checked out personally. Meaning that in this
case one slipped through.


-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com