[MacPorts] #22167: nethack runs as root

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Mon Oct 19 12:38:12 PDT 2009


#22167: nethack runs as root
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 Reporter:  adam.gc.watkins@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                     |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  High                       |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports                      |     Version:  1.8.1                                
 Keywords:                             |        Port:  nethack                              
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 Nethack runs as root, via setuid on '/opt/local/share/nethackdir/nethack'.
 It might sensible to setgid as 'games' or similar and set permissions
 appropriately elsewhere, but to run nethack as root by default is insane
 from a security perspective.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22167>
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