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authorMike McQuaid2015-02-19 09:28:58 +0000
committerMike McQuaid2015-02-19 09:28:58 +0000
commitfbab1e6151628dc1c3625283db2779181b99e2ae (patch)
tree23ee84f7bd5955c36b2bd8bdcf859dd57bb2d1ca /Library
parentf640a9be2d08f3de777f8be74a8461e2247c2797 (diff)
downloadhomebrew-fbab1e6151628dc1c3625283db2779181b99e2ae.tar.bz2
sntop: recommend sudo instead of setuid.
Diffstat (limited to 'Library')
-rw-r--r--Library/Formula/sntop.rb7
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Formula/sntop.rb b/Library/Formula/sntop.rb
index e84b1a4e0..f68a87828 100644
--- a/Library/Formula/sntop.rb
+++ b/Library/Formula/sntop.rb
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ class Sntop < Formula
end
def caveats; <<-EOS.undent
- sntop uses fping by default. fping can only be run by root by default so
- either use sudo to run sntop or setuid root fping.
-
- Alternatively, run sntop using standard ping (sntop -p).
+ sntop uses fping by default and fping can only be run by root by default.
+ You can run `sudo sntop` (or `sntop -p` which uses standard ping).
+ You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges.
EOS
end
end