Re: Authorization once, and .dmg
Re: Authorization once, and .dmg
- Subject: Re: Authorization once, and .dmg
- From: Dave Camp <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 08:09:05 -0700
On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 06:51 AM, Sak Wathanasin wrote:
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To me, this is the Achilles heel of the whole process. If you must do
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this "self-repair", why not do it from the original installer, which
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can be signed (ie ask the user to re-install)?
That would be the safest course of action. It would also be the most
irritating for the user. CD's and original installers are never around
when you really need them (like on a trip away from the office).
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If the Finder can't copy files without preserving permissions/modes,
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it's a bug and should be fixed ASAP. I have to say I simply cannot
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understand why Apple is treating this issue so lightly, instead
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preferring this awful "self-repair" kludge.
That would be a huge security hole. You cannot create a new file with
permissions you are not authorized to grant. Now that I've typed that,
I see what the solution should be... If the Finder is unable to copy
something because you do not have permissions create the new copy
correctly, it should prompt for authorization and then make the copy. I
can see how that might be difficult to safely implement though.
Dave
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