Subject: Bug#3954: xload dont needs tu run suid

From: [email-masked] (Bernd Eckenfels)
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 02:39:03 +0200 (MET DST)

Package: xcontrib
Version: 3.1.2-1

Hi,

xload doenst need suid root. On Linux it can read without any special
priveleges fom /proc/loadaverage. Simply remove the suid-bit from the file.
I dont think there should be a program with suid and not needing it.
(If it would need any special priveleges sgid kmem would be better anyway).

The -lights switch is not documented in the man page or online help. (And it
doesnt work, anyway :)

Greetings
Bernd
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