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security-wrapper: Wrap <para> tags in a <note> tag

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Parnell Springmeyer 2017-02-14 21:30:04 -06:00
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}; };
}; };
description = '' description = ''
<para>This option allows the ownership and permissions on the This option allows the ownership and permissions on the setuid
setuid wrappers for specific programs to be overridden from wrappers for specific programs to be overridden from the
the default (setuid root, but not setgid root).</para> default (setuid root, but not setgid root).
<para>Additionally, this option can set capabilities on a <note>
wrapper program that propagates those capabilities down to the <para>Additionally, this option can set capabilities on a
wrapped, real program.</para> wrapper program that propagates those capabilities down to the
wrapped, real program.</para>
<para>The <literal>program</literal> attribute is the name of <para>The <literal>program</literal> attribute is the name of
the program to be wrapped. If no <literal>source</literal> the program to be wrapped. If no <literal>source</literal>
attribute is provided, specifying the absolute path to the attribute is provided, specifying the absolute path to the
program, then the program will be searched for in the path program, then the program will be searched for in the path
environment variable.</para> environment variable.</para>
<para>NOTE: cap_setpcap, which is required for the wrapper <para>NOTE: cap_setpcap, which is required for the wrapper
program to be able to raise caps into the Ambient set is NOT program to be able to raise caps into the Ambient set is NOT
raised to the Ambient set so that the real program cannot raised to the Ambient set so that the real program cannot
modify its own capabilities!! This may be too restrictive for modify its own capabilities!! This may be too restrictive for
cases in which the real program needs cap_setpcap but it at cases in which the real program needs cap_setpcap but it at
least leans on the side security paranoid vs. too least leans on the side security paranoid vs. too
relaxed.</para> relaxed.</para>
</note>
''; '';
}; };