#22167: nethack runs as root ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: adam.gc.watkins@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.8.1 Keywords: | Port: nethack ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Changes (by toby@…): * priority: High => Normal -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22167#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS

#22167: nethack runs as root ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: adam.gc.watkins@… | Owner: yeled@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.8.1 Keywords: | Port: nethack ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment(by daniel.hornung@…): Anything new on this? -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22167#comment:3> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS

#22167: nethack runs as root ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: adam.gc.watkins@… | Owner: yeled@… Type: defect | Status: assigned Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.8.1 Keywords: | Port: nethack ---------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Old description:

looking into this.

New description: Nethack runs as root, via setuid on '/opt/local/share/nethackdir/nethack'. It might sensible to setgid as 'games' or similar and set permissions appropriately elsewhere, but to run nethack as root by default is insane from a security perspective. -- Comment(by yeled@…): oops. too much cheap cava on a friday. reinstate the desc. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22167#comment:5> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS