Bug 175248 - GTK+ can't be used from SUID/SGID programs
Summary: GTK+ can't be used from SUID/SGID programs
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-games
Version: rawhide
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-12-08 02:05 UTC by Horst H. von Brand
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-01-11 22:23:21 UTC

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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
2.
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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 
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