X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT 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 DOT 6020607 AT alice DOT it> <4D829D52 DOT 3040706 AT laposte DOT net> <20110318134646 DOT GA10633 AT jethro DOT local DOT 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 AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT 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