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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:17:14 +0000
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Subject: Re: Problems with the new base-files-4.0-5?
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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

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