[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] A security vs. functionality question

Benjamin M. Schwartz bmschwar at fas.harvard.edu
Thu Aug 6 20:35:23 EDT 2009


Lucian Branescu wrote:
> Could you let the invited user in a chroot by default and only allow
> full access if the inviting user explicitly allows it?

1. What sort of interface do you have in mind?  What is more explicit than
"Share with: My Neighborhood"?

2. Why a chroot, and not Rainbow?

3. How do we create a chroot without requiring root privileges?  (It seems
many Sugar users, such as those in Uruguay or on LTSP, will not have root.)

--Ben

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