Bug 543 – wrong msgid: "must be setuid root"

Bug 543 - wrong msgid: "must be setuid root"


Summary:	wrong msgid: "must be setuid root"

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	Sudo
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Message catalog
Version:	1.8.4
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	low high
Assigned To:	Todd C. Miller

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Reported:	2012-03-10 14:19 MST by P. Hamming
Modified:	2013-09-03 09:06 MDT (History)
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Description P. Hamming 2012-03-10 14:19:25 MST

In the pot file of the new version of sudo there is a string "must be setuid root". I think it has to be "must be setuid_root". This is in the file src/sudo.c:189.

Comment 1 Todd C. Miller 2012-03-13 09:52:45 MDT

Why would it be "setuid_root"?  The message is saying that sudo was not installed as root with the setuid bit set.  In other words, it is not "setuid root".  Perhaps "must be installed setuid root" would be less confusing?

Comment 2 P. Hamming 2013-09-03 09:06:51 MDT

The latter one is less confusing as I see it.
In later revisions it is solved by implementing it at a different place and describing it way more verbose, isn't it?

BTW: I am new to all of this and busy, that is why I am late.