[Pkg-shadow-commits] r136 - trunk/debian
Christian Perrier
pkg-shadow-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
Fri, 13 May 2005 08:55:45 +0000
Author: bubulle
Date: 2005-05-13 08:55:44 +0000 (Fri, 13 May 2005)
New Revision: 136
Modified:
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/login.defs
Log:
Document TTYPERM defaults in login.defs
Closes: #59439
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2005-05-13 08:07:43 UTC (rev 135)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2005-05-13 08:55:44 UTC (rev 136)
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
Closes: #249372
- Cleanup passwd debconf stuff as md5 passwords are assumed since
1:4.0.3-19 and the resolution of #223664.
+ - Document the TTYPERM variable set to 0600 in the default login.defs file
+ Closes: #59439
- Switching from dpatch to quilt.
* Debian specific programs fixes:
- NONE
Modified: trunk/debian/login.defs
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/login.defs 2005-05-13 08:07:43 UTC (rev 135)
+++ trunk/debian/login.defs 2005-05-13 08:55:44 UTC (rev 136)
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@
# TTYPERM to 0620. Otherwise leave TTYGROUP commented out and assign
# TTYPERM to either 622 or 600.
#
+# In Debian /usr/bin/bsd-write or similar programs are setgid tty
+# However, the default and recommended value for TTYPERM is still 0600
+# to not allow anyone to write to anyone else console or terminal
+
+# Users can still allow other people to write them by issuing
+# the "dmesg y" command.
+
TTYGROUP tty
TTYPERM 0600