Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:40:39 +0000
From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk
To: Ozan Eren Bilgen <oebilgen@uekae.tubitak.gov.tr>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: True story: "gconfig" removed root folder...
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On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 04:36:45PM +0200, Ozan Eren Bilgen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Today I downloaded 2.6.1 kernel and tried to configure it with "make
> gconfig". After all changes I selected "Save As" and clicked "/root"
> folder to save in. Then I clicked "OK", without giving a file name. I
> expected that it opens root folder and lists contents. But this magic
> configurator removed (rm -Rf) my root folder and created a file named
> "root". It was a terrible experience!..
> 
> Please fix this. I didn't check that same problem (I even didn't launch
> them) exist for other configurators then gconfig.
> 
> I send this mail here because I guessed that the configurator is a part
> of kernel.

*ugh*

gconfig behaviour aside, why on the earth are you running GUI code (_any_
GUI code) as root?
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