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Re: Running with special privileges in build dir, result of get_datafile_dir()
From: Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:46:02 -0700
On Aug 31, 2011, at 11:29 AM, Anders Broman wrote:
N.B The case I'm refereeing to is "when run from build directory" presumably the "user" is the one who built it. And if you call Wireshark with environment variables set hopefully you know what you are doing...
At least on UN*X, we never set running_in_build_directory_flag to TRUE if we were started with special privileges, so "running from build directory" and "running with elevated privileges" are mutually-exclusive. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe
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- Running with special privileges in build dir, result of get_datafile_dir() Anders Broman (Aug 31)
- Re: Running with special privileges in build dir, result of get_datafile_dir() Guy Harris (Aug 31)
- Re: Running with special privileges in build dir, result of get_datafile_dir() Anders Broman (Aug 31)
- Re: Running with special privileges in build dir, result of get_datafile_dir() Guy Harris (Aug 31)
- Re: Running with special privileges in build dir, result of get_datafile_dir() Guy Harris (Aug 31)
- Re: Running with special privileges in build dir, result of get_datafile_dir() Anders Broman (Aug 31)
- Re: Running with special privileges in build dir, result of get_datafile_dir() Guy Harris (Aug 31)