[MPlayer-dev-eng] Mplayer 0.60pre1 drops privileges too early

[Arpi]

Hi,

> On Wednesday, 26. December 2001 12:36, you wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In mplayer.c the line:
> >
> >   setuid( getuid() ); // strongly test, please check this.
> >
> > breaks svga/dga driver if suid bit is set on the binary as it is advised
> > in the FAQ for instance.
> what's that line good for at all (maybe search through cvslog)

to get GTK working with suid root binary


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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