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authorMike McQuaid2014-03-17 09:59:11 +0000
committerMike McQuaid2014-03-17 09:59:11 +0000
commit948c2737dea466c7b4cdee47d14b57a0cac3fead (patch)
tree8b1551d45e72e0632cc72bbc553e4cf6c1c1f5d4 /Library
parent46f6c4306c07b086d42de02fb57367d4134d7bdb (diff)
downloadhomebrew-948c2737dea466c7b4cdee47d14b57a0cac3fead.tar.bz2
tracebox: don't recommend setuid.
Diffstat (limited to 'Library')
-rw-r--r--Library/Formula/tracebox.rb10
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Formula/tracebox.rb b/Library/Formula/tracebox.rb
index f4a03c483..89fd47760 100644
--- a/Library/Formula/tracebox.rb
+++ b/Library/Formula/tracebox.rb
@@ -28,14 +28,10 @@ class Tracebox < Formula
end
def caveats; <<-EOS.undent
- tracebox requires superuser privileges. You can either run the program
- via `sudo`, or change its ownership to root and set the setuid bit:
+ tracebox requires superuser privileges e.g. run with sudo.
- sudo chown root:wheel #{bin}/tracebox
- sudo chmod u+s #{bin}/tracebox
-
- In any case, you should be certain that you trust the software you
- are executing with elevated privileges.
+ You should be certain that you trust any software you are executing with
+ elevated privileges.
EOS
end
end