[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] switch to general libdvdcss cache directory

Rich Felker dalias at aerifal.cx
Fri Oct 21 00:27:54 CEST 2005


On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 11:50:58PM +0400, Vladimir Mosgalin wrote:
> Hi Rich Felker!
> 
>  On 2005.10.20 at 13:09:29 -0400, Rich Felker wrote next:
> 
> > > > Or set HOME=/root or just run as root directly or with sudo, etc...
> > > 
> > > Or try fixing your fucking bug properly, for a change. Drop privileges.
> > 
> > A program not meant to be run as suid should not drop privs. It just
> > encourages idiots to make it suid..
> 
> Oh really? Have you ever heard of vidix? It doesn't require root privs
> only on windows - because dhahelper doesn't work anywhere else. One may
> use sudo instead of suid, but it won't solve the described problem.

use svgalib_helper.

rich




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