Install into /usr/local

[Dan Shoop]

At 12:15 AM +0100 2/13/07, Richard Taubo wrote:
>Hi!
>
>
>On 12. feb. 2007, at 23.26, Dan Shoop wrote:
>
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>>>Due to this I was wondering if it is good security practice that 
>>>anything installed in /usr/local - per default on OS X - will get 
>>>owned by root, instead of by the person installing the software.
>>>
>>
>>That's mostly a policy decision. Ask your Security Manager or SysAdmin.
>>
>
>With "per default on OS X" I meant out of the box, without being 
>controlled by a manager or admin.
>Many systems run without the this type of admin, but can still be 
>important to the owner.

And is entirely missing the point.

Files don't "get owned by root in /usr/local by default." Something 
writes them there. Something with permissions to do so. Who that is 
and who they specify as the owner has no concept of "default". Your 
method for writing may determine this or it may not.
-- 

-dhan

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