X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20110318134646.GA10633@jethro.local.lan> References: <4D828E8E.6020607@alice.it> <4D829D52.3040706@laposte.net> <20110318134646.GA10633@jethro.local.lan> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:17:14 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Problems with the new base-files-4.0-5? From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On 18 March 2011 13:46, David Sastre wrote: > All [[, have been changed to a portable [ test. > I've changed `test -a' for a portable `test -e', and the -a operator > in the user's home ownership test to a chained test: > > elif [ ! -O "${HOME}" ] && [ "${HOME#/home/}" != "${HOME}" ]; then ... Even though that home ownership test was partly my idea, I think it should simply be dropped, because it doesn't actually address the security issue it was supposed to address and the warning is likely to cause unnecessary alarm to users with unusual yet legitimate setups. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple