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Re: [gpsd-dev] geoclue/gnome-bluetooth integration


From: Eric S. Raymond
Subject: Re: [gpsd-dev] geoclue/gnome-bluetooth integration
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:37:56 -0500
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15)

Alban Browaeys <address@hidden>:
> I do not know if we can rely on any group ownership. The bluetooth
> manager is part of the standard user session. As its geoclue plugin and
> the gpsd gecolue plugin.

We might need to *create* a group then.

> The issue is to avoid the need for the admin to give the user the
> admin/root password (which could be worst than gpsd behing compromised
> knowing it is not running as root and we would require the user to be
> able to execute anything on the system to avoid it to get compromised ./
> ).

I understand the issue.  I'm now looking for the least obtrusive way to
solve it.
-- 
                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>



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