From 7f6d05e12dc10e63e30afdc871173d488a96d182 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike McQuaid Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:29:05 +0000 Subject: tcptraceroute: recommend sudo instead of setuid. --- Library/Formula/tcptraceroute.rb | 11 +++-------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'Library/Formula') diff --git a/Library/Formula/tcptraceroute.rb b/Library/Formula/tcptraceroute.rb index 8c89b92c5..cebeea5e3 100644 --- a/Library/Formula/tcptraceroute.rb +++ b/Library/Formula/tcptraceroute.rb @@ -17,14 +17,9 @@ class Tcptraceroute < Formula end def caveats; <<-EOS.undent - tcptraceroute requires superuser privileges. You can either run the program - via `sudo`, or change its ownership to root and set the setuid bit: - - sudo chown root:wheel #{bin}/tcptraceroute - sudo chmod u+s #{bin}/tcptraceroute - - In any case, you should be certain that you trust the software you - are executing with elevated privileges. + tcptraceroute requires root privileges so you will need to run + `sudo tcptraceroute`. + You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges. EOS end end -- cgit v1.2.3