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Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL')
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pathnames. Change them to suit your installation requirements. Usually sysadmins discuss the location of SOCKDIR, whether it should be in /tmp or not. At least it must be on a filesystem that supports sockets/fifos. SOCKDIR must not point into an AFS (Andrew File System) mounted directory. -If you are uncrertain about your NFS implementation, use a UFS directory for +If you are uncertain about your NFS implementation, use a UFS directory for SOCKDIR. Personally, I favour a users home directory and recommend the the /tmp/ area. The path for ETCSCREENRC may also need to be adapted. @@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ consult a system administrator and discuss installing screen setuid-root in some globally accessible directory like /usr/local/bin. Consider this, when deciding whether you install screen setuid-root: -- On some machines root priviliges are required to open pty's. +- On some machines root privileges are required to open pty's. - Pty's should be owned by the user, so that she can do chmod to prevent - intrudor attacks. The PTYs used by screen will remain world read-writable + intruder attacks. The PTYs used by screen will remain world read-writable if screen is not installed setuid-root. - Some commands only work properly when the pty is owned by the user. These include mesg and biff. @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Consider this, when deciding whether you install screen setuid-root: instead of the screen windows, if screen is not installed setuid-root. - Multi-user screen sessions are only allowed when screen has a root-s-bit. - If screen sockets of multiple users are kept in one directory (e.g. - /tmp/screens), this directory must be world writeable when screen is not + /tmp/screens), this directory must be world writable when screen is not installed setuid-root. Any user can remove or abuse any socket then. @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $ETCSCREENRC -- do not just copy them. Read them. Look through the etcscreenrc file for system wide defaults that you like to set. e.g. autodetach off, startup_message off, vbell on, ... Since version 3.2.15 the screenrc file syntax changed slightly. All rc files -from previous versions should be run through the newsyntax script that comes +from previous versions should be run through the 'newsyntax' script that comes with this package. If and only if you want to install screen as a console multiplexer, look at the *.sample files and what 'make cscreen' suggests. |