[Bug 351059] New: ntpd should not run with gid=0
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=351059 Summary: ntpd should not run with gid=0 Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: nordhaus@informatik.hu-berlin.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Currently, ntpd is configured to run as user "ntp" but it does not change group membership. Since ntpd gets started by root, the ntpd process is a member of the root group which means ntpd has privileges it does not need. Ntpd should use group ntp by default, so please change /etc/sysconfig/ntp like this: --- /etc/sysconfig/ntp 2008-01-01 18:23:04.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/sysconfig/ntp 2008-01-01 18:23:17.000000000 +0100 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ # important ones would be # -u user[:group] to make ntpd run as a user (group) other than root. # -NTPD_OPTIONS="-u ntp" +NTPD_OPTIONS="-u ntp:ntp" ## Type: yesno ## Default: yes -- 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.
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--- Comment #1 from Stefan Nordhausen
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