Bug 175248

Summary: GTK+ can't be used from SUID/SGID programs
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Horst H. von Brand <vonbrand>
Component: gnome-gamesAssignee: Ray Strode [halfline] <rstrode>
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Description Horst H. von Brand 2005-12-08 02:05:57 UTC
Description of problem:
Several games (gnomine, mahjongg) just don't start, complaining that GTK+ can't
be used from SUID/SGID programs.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-games-2.13.2-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. gnomine
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Actual results:
(gnomine:5263): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

    http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.


Expected results:
Game board...

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jason 2005-12-09 01:39:35 UTC
same goes for same-gnome.  gnome-games-2.13.2-1

Comment 2 Paul Dickson 2005-12-10 05:21:47 UTC
Same problem with mahjongg.

Comment 3 Jason 2006-01-04 15:12:39 UTC
fixed in version gnome-games-2.13.4-1

Comment 4 Jason 2006-01-11 20:16:54 UTC
You can close this bug.