[Pkg-shadow-commits] r136 - trunk/debian

[Christian Perrier]

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