Andreas Holzhammer - GMX wrote: > Joachim Wilke schrieb: > >> 2006/1/10, Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@xxxxxxx >> <mailto:ludwig.nussel@xxxxxxx>>: >> >> I vote for automatically using user vdr when started as root to >> promote the unprivileged user mode and to emphasize that using root >> is not recommended. >> >> I would prefer a secure default setting too. Experienced users, or >> people who think they are, can override it on the commandline, so >> nobody is forced to use the secure default. >> >> Joachim. > > > IMHO a program should always run as the user who invoked it, unless told > otherwise. Silently changing the userid does look very counterintuitive > to me. > > But then I'm a strong believer in "do what i told you", no "do what you > think is the best for me", especially when it comes to computers. > > Andreas I'll make it so that it runs under the user id of the caller, and only sets it to a different one if the caller is 'root' and the '-u' option is given (with a different user name than 'root'). For Ludwig Nussl there will be a Make.config option ;-) Klaus
