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[SuSE Linux] Re: shadow passwords and kde screensavers
  • From: stefan.troeger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Stefan Troeger)
  • Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 20:24:12 +0100
  • Message-id: <19981122202412.A357@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



Hi,

On Sat, Nov 21, 1998 at 21:15 -0800, Michael Perry wrote:

> I just downloaded all the kde updates for qtlib 1.41 and noticed that
> now screensavers wont work unless I suid the screensavers. What in
> heck does that mean? What exactly am I supposed to suid? The message
> says I have shadow passwords and must set suid the screensavers to get
> them to work.

Do a `chmod 4755 /opt/kde/bin/*.kss'. This will set the suid bit
for all the screensaver executables.

Ciao,
Stefan
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