Re: cvs commit: squid/src Makefile.am

I'd always thought that sbin was limited to dangerous suid tools. I'm not
disturbed by this, just querying the rational as it hadn't been discussed in
advance of the change.

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Cooper" <joe@swelltech.com>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@syncretize.net>
Cc: <hno@squid-cache.org>; <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: cvs commit: squid/src Makefile.am

> [root@delilah proc]# which sendmail httpd named in.telnetd dhcpd ntpd
> /usr/sbin/sendmail
> /usr/sbin/httpd
> /usr/sbin/named
> /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
> /usr/sbin/dhcpd
> /usr/sbin/ntpd
>
> But then, maybe I'm being a Linux bigot to think that is the Right Way.
>
> I'd be inclined to agree with Henrik on this one.
>
> Robert Collins wrote:
> > Why? Squid runs quite happily as a user binary, non-suid, on high port
> > numbers, as well as as a chrooted app or a traditional daemon...
> >
> > Rob
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <hno@squid-cache.org>
> > To: <squid-cvs@squid-cache.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 1:00 AM
> > Subject: cvs commit: squid/src Makefile.am
> >
> >
> >
> >>hno 2002/07/12 09:00:10 MDT
> >>
> >> Modified files:
> >> src Makefile.am
> >> Log:
> >> Moved squid to sbin
> >>
> >> Revision Changes Path
> >> 1.27 +3 -1 squid/src/Makefile.am
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com>
> Web caching appliances and support.
> http://www.swelltech.com
>
>
Received on Sat Jul 13 2002 - 04:24:58 MDT