[Gnumed-devel] Re: gnumed changes post-Japan 0.3.2 bugs

[Karsten Hilbert]

> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:08:00AM -0700, Jim Busser wrote:
> 
> > - net install script /home/user/.gnumed was not writable as Joe had
> >     used the net install script as sudo and sudo created the directory
> >     writeable  for root only.
> 
> Fixed. Essentially that was operator error. GNUmed itself is
> not intended to be run as root. Therefor the user-local
> installer should not be run as root either (because it
> user-locally installs a client copy). Skillful combinations
> of sudo/su can lead to .gnumed being created in ~/ but still
> belonging to root.
> 
> The script now checks and complains on being run as root. It
> also contains some documentation to that effect.
> 
> Please close on LP for CVS HEAD.
> 
> Karsten
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