Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern
To: None <source-changes@NetBSD.org>
From: Elad Efrat <elad@NetBSD.org>
List: source-changes
Date: 01/27/2007 15:56:58
Elad Efrat wrote:
> Module Name: src
> Committed By: elad
> Date: Mon Jan 22 15:11:52 UTC 2007
>
> Modified Files:
> src/sys/kern: init_sysctl.c
>
> Log Message:
> Don't rely on KAUTH_PROCESS_CANSEE for environment just yet.
> From yamt@.
>
>
> To generate a diff of this commit:
> cvs rdiff -r1.93 -r1.94 src/sys/kern/init_sysctl.c
>
> Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
> copyright notices on the relevant files.
>
the reason this change was done was because by passing the request
to KAUTH_PROCESS_CANSEE, at the moment, only denies if curtian is
enabled. this changes the behavior for this particular part of the
code, because the environment is only visible to the owner or root.
we'll get back to it sometime in the near future.
message updated on cvs.
-e.