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diff --git a/dh_suidregister.1 b/dh_suidregister.1 index 09da5123..0ec89538 100644 --- a/dh_suidregister.1 +++ b/dh_suidregister.1 @@ -1,61 +1,29 @@ .TH DH_SUIDREGISTER 1 "" "Debhelper Commands" "Debhelper Commands" .SH NAME -dh_suidregister \- set up package to register files with suidregister +dh_suidregister \- obsolete suid registration program .SH SYNOPSIS -.B dh_suidregister -.I "[debhelper options] [-A] [file ...]" +Do not run .SH "DESCRIPTION" -dh_suidregister is a debhelper program that is responsible for modifying the -postinst and postrm scripts of a package so the package will register files -with +This program used to register suid and sgid files with .BR suidregister (1) -when it is installed. +, but with the introduction of +.BR dpkg-statoverride (8) +, registration of files in this way is unnecessary, and even harmful, so +this program no longer does anything, and you can remove it from any rules +file that uses it. .P -Any filenames specified as parameters will be registered in the first -package dh_suidregister is told to act on. By default, this is the first -binary package in debian/control, but if you use -p, -i, or -a flags, -it will be the first package specified by those flags. +If your package registered things with suidregister before, you need to +make sure that you add a versioned conflict, as follows: + Conflicts: suidmanager (<< 0.50) .P -Files named debian/package.suid can list other files to be registered. -.P -If neither of these methods is used to specify files, dh_suidregister will -scan the package build directory for files that have suid permissions, and -will automatically register all files it finds. -.P -Note that this program modifies your postinst and postrm files. See -.BR dh_installdeb (1) -for an explanation of how this works. -.P -Also note that all files registered by this program will *not* be suid in the -resulting .deb file. The postinst of the package will set their permissions -(even if the user doesn't have suidmanager installed). -.SH OPTIONS -.TP -.B debhelper options -See -.BR debhelper (1) -for a list of options common to all debhelper commands. -.TP -.B \-A, \--all -Register any files specified by command line parameters in ALL packages -acted on. I doubt anyone will find this useful, it's here for consitency -with other debhelper programs. -.TP -.B file ... -Register these files in the first package acted on. (Or in all packages if --A is specified.) -.SH NOTES -dh_suidregister does not make anything suid. It merely records the -permissions binaries already have. If you need to make something suid, you -must do so manually before calling dh_suidregister. -.SH ENVIRONMENT -See -.BR debhelper (1) -for a list of environment variables that affect all debhelper commands. +This is not done automatically. If your program did not previously use +suidregister, you do not have to add the conflict. .SH "SEE ALSO" .TP .BR debhelper (1) .TP .BR suidregister (8) +.TP +.BR dpkg-statoverride (8) .SH AUTHOR Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> |