[fpc-devel] Linux kernel behaviour change regarding keyboard

[Sergei Gorelkin]

Jonas Maebe wrote:
> 
> On 18 Jul 2007, at 14:08, Jonas Maebe wrote:
> 
>>> Install the IDE setuid.
>>
>> That would be an extremely bad idea with the current stability record 
>> of the IDE.
> 
> Not to mention that it allows you to open and overwrite any arbitrary file.
> 

Looking at that kernel patch, I see that it requires not uid=0, but 
rather certain caller's capability present.
I don't have deep knowledge of the subject, but 'capability' sounds like 
'privilege' (in Windows terms) for me. If it is so, then probably there 
is a way to solve the problem by assigning the required capability to 
IDE user(s) or process.

Sergei