[ale] Give application write access to /dev/console?

[Jim Kinney]

Ah.

Remedy. Ugh.

The tool pretty much takes over a system which is why the installation needs .login write access. It will need to make environment setting changes.

I use request tracker.

On August 26, 2017 10:23:32 AM EDT, Leam Hall <leamhall at gmail.com> wrote:
>Section "Preparing to install as a nonroot user"
>
>https://docs.bmc.com/docs/brid91/preparing-a-unix-environment-610402414.html#PreparingaUNIXenvironment-PreparingtoinstallonRedHatLinux
>
>On 08/26/2017 09:40 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> Run!
>> 
>> Actually, please inform us of the name of this fine establishment
>that 
>> crafts such outstanding software so that we can all enjoy its mindful
>
>> design features.
>> 
>> On August 26, 2017 9:03:10 AM EDT, Leam Hall <leamhall at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>> 
>>     After going over their initial list of requirements I'm pretty
>sure they
>>     shouldn't be trying to sell software. Things like write access to
>>     /etc/login.
>> 
>> 
>>     On 08/26/2017 08:42 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> 
>>         Shouldn't that be handled by other processes? App writes to
>>         STDOUT and
>>         that is passed to appropriate location including console.
>> 
>>         On August 26, 2017 4:59:44 AM EDT, leam hall
>>         <leamhall at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>         For some reason this strikes me as not a great idea, but no
>solid
>>         reason comes to mind. The application installer says it needs
>write
>>         access to /dev/console.
>> 
>>         Is there an actual security risk?
>> 
>>         Leam
>> 
>>    
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