Re: configure option --disable-root-access does not work

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 08:42:22AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote:
> The --disable-root-access configure option does not work, due to a
> copy&paste error in configure.in:
> 
> ,----
> | ./configure --disable-root-access
> | [...]
> | checking if you want to permit setuid programs to access all files... yes
> | [...]
> `----
> 
> The attached patch (and regenerating ./configure) fixes that. :-)

thanks :-)
 
> Cheers,
>        Sven
> 

> diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
> index c332e045..97a4494a 100644
> --- a/configure.in
> +++ b/configure.in
> @@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($with_root_environ)
>  test "x$with_root_environ" = xyes && AC_DEFINE(USE_ROOT_ENVIRON,1,[Define to 
> 1 if root is allowed to use ncurses environment])
> 
>  AC_MSG_CHECKING(if you want to permit setuid programs to access all files)
> -AC_ARG_ENABLE(root-environ,
> +AC_ARG_ENABLE(root-access,
>       [  --disable-root-access   restrict file-access when running setuid],
>       [with_root_access=$enableval],
>       [with_root_access=yes])


-- 
Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
https://invisible-island.net

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