Re: [vdr] VDR 1.3.38 and "-u root"

Joachim Wilke schrieb:

2006/1/10, Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@suse.de mailto:ludwig.nussel@suse.de>:

I vote for automatically using user vdr when started as root to
promote the unprivileged user mode and to emphasize that using root
is not recommended.

I would prefer a secure default setting too. Experienced users, or people who think they are, can override it on the commandline, so nobody is forced to use the secure default.

Joachim.

IMHO a program should always run as the user who invoked it, unless told otherwise. Silently changing the userid does look very counterintuitive to me.

But then I'm a strong believer in "do what i told you", no "do what you think is the best for me", especially when it comes to computers.

Andreas