Re: unsafe file permissions on /usr/bin/login

[Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost>]

There is probably little point to run sudo as root.

On 28.11.2018 17:05, JP wrote:
> Not exactly.  login is much different from sudo (and I don't think we
> have sudo do we?)
> 
> Login is already run as root.  suid-root is asking for trouble.
> 
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 11:03 AM Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost
> <mailto:martin%duskware.de@localhost>> wrote:
> 
>     On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 10:56:05AM -0500, JP wrote:
>     > The file should not be suid
> 
>     That is like asking for sudo not to be setuid root.
> 
>     Martin
>

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