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[openFATE 310622] Run xserver without root privileges
- From: fate_noreply@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 21:33:26 +0200 (CEST)
- Message-id: <feature-310622-3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Feature changed by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann)
Feature #310622, revision 3
Title: Run xserver without root privileges
openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Desirable
Requested by: Jose Ricardo De Leon Solis (derhundchen)
Partner organization: openSUSE.org
Description:
Now that we have KMS enabled in the distribution we are a step closer
of being able to run the xserver with just user privileges, and thus
making openSUSE more secure. About a year ago I read a blog post of a
moblin developer stating that achieving this is not that hard, but I've
yet to see another distro achieving it. Nevertheless I think we can
start to think about it.
Business case (Partner benefit):
openSUSE.org: It all boils down to increase the security of openSUSE,
as stated below.
+ Discussion:
+ #1: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) (2010-10-02 21:32:27)
+ I am thinking about the big variety of graphics chips supported by a
+ modern X-server. e.g. I am currently writing this on VIA unichrome
+ graphics. But I have no idea how many of those do not have KMS yet /
+ would not work with a root-less xserver.
+ Once this question has a nice answer, moving towards a root-less
+ xserver is probably a good option.
--
openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/310622
Feature #310622, revision 3
Title: Run xserver without root privileges
openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed
Priority
Requester: Desirable
Requested by: Jose Ricardo De Leon Solis (derhundchen)
Partner organization: openSUSE.org
Description:
Now that we have KMS enabled in the distribution we are a step closer
of being able to run the xserver with just user privileges, and thus
making openSUSE more secure. About a year ago I read a blog post of a
moblin developer stating that achieving this is not that hard, but I've
yet to see another distro achieving it. Nevertheless I think we can
start to think about it.
Business case (Partner benefit):
openSUSE.org: It all boils down to increase the security of openSUSE,
as stated below.
+ Discussion:
+ #1: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) (2010-10-02 21:32:27)
+ I am thinking about the big variety of graphics chips supported by a
+ modern X-server. e.g. I am currently writing this on VIA unichrome
+ graphics. But I have no idea how many of those do not have KMS yet /
+ would not work with a root-less xserver.
+ Once this question has a nice answer, moving towards a root-less
+ xserver is probably a good option.
--
openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/310622
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