https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384367 User sbrabec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=384367#c2 --- Comment #2 from Stanislav Brabec <sbrabec@novell.com> 2008-06-06 06:51:57 MDT --- Looking at the code, author seems to be aware of this problem: src/npw-config.c:682 int mode = 0700; if (geteuid() == 0 && strcmp(plugin_dir, "/root") != 0) mode = 0755; This apparently does not work, if /root itself is not accessible for users. I see several possible fixes: - Disallow installation of custom plugins for root. (Simple, ugly.) - Implement --system command line option and never touch system paths without --system (and vice versa) (Clean, a bit more complicated, but changes interface.) - Modify binary to run plugin registration twice for root - once as user, once for system plugins. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.