[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

[CVS User joey]

Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2006-31.wml 
Log Message:
setuid

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-31.wml	2006/07/31 16:58:18	1.16
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-31.wml	2006/07/31 17:33:23	1.17
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@
 package.  If building takes long it should not be done with every package
 built but only with the one producing the binary-independent package.</p>
 
+<p><strong>Installing setuid Programs.</strong> Yui-wah Lee <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2006/07/msg00105.html">wondered</a>
+how a program should be packaged that needs to be installed setuid or setgid.
+Matthew Palmer <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2006/07/msg00115.html">explained</a>
+that the maintainer should set the appropriate permissions and may have to
+tweak <code>dh_fixperms</code> so that it doesn't turn the permissions back to
+the default.  Local admins can change these permissions with
+<code>dpkg-statoverride</code>.</p>
+
 <p><strong>Security Updates.</strong> You know the drill.  Please make sure
 that you update your systems if you have any of these packages installed.</p>