Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation patch]

Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation

From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:43:18 -0700

Joerg Mayer wrote:

I don't mind the message (see above) but I don't like the forced drop
of privs.

I've modified the proposed patch to simply warn the user instead ofdropping privs forcefully.

References:
- [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation patch]
  - From: Gerald Combs
- Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation patch]
  - From: Stephen Fisher
- Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation patch]
  - From: Gerald Combs
- Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation patch]
  - From: Joerg Mayer
- Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation patch]
  - From: Jeff Morriss
- Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation patch]
  - From: Gerald Combs
- Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Fwd: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 1741] New: Privilege separation patch]
  - From: Joerg Mayer