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<H1>Re: xsane as root</H1>
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<STRONG>From:</STRONG> Jesper Anderson (<A HREF="mailto:jesper@pobox.com?Subject=Re:%20xsane%20as%20root&In-Reply-To=<20000226114245.A22242@athame.frv95jan.campus.mds.mdh.se>"><EM>jesper@pobox.com</EM></A>)<BR>
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<STRONG>Date:</STRONG> Sat Feb 26 2000 - 02:42:45 PST
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On Fri, Feb 25, 2000 at 12:02:47AM +0100, Oliver Rauch wrote:
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<EM>> > > No, the warning does not help at all because someone who uses xsane as root
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<EM>> > > does not that it is dangerous. The idea is that it just will not work.
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<EM>> > That same person doesn't know that using sh as root is dangerous,
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<EM>> > but does sh exit if you're root?
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<EM>> That is something totally different. I can give you several good
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<EM>> reasons why you should open a shell as root. Can you give me one good
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<EM>> reason why xsane should be run as root?
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<P>* To make sure that any problems aren't caused by lack of permissions.
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<P>* Because I _need_ to scan this, and I can only log in as root, for
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reasons noone else need to be bothered with.
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<P>* Because I know what I'm doing, and I want to!
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<P>* Because when I try the newly installed xsane out (as root) to make
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sure it works, I'll spend forever trying to find the fault if you
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break it for me.
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<P>Treat the users like intelligent human beings, or they will always
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assume you don't.
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<P>Jesper
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759
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