From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk
To: Ozan Eren Bilgen <oebilgen@uekae.tubitak.gov.tr>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: True story: "gconfig" removed root folder...
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:40:39 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040115154039.GG21151@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1074177405.3131.10.camel@oebilgen>
On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 04:36:45PM +0200, Ozan Eren Bilgen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Today I downloaded 2.6.1 kernel and tried to configure it with "make
> gconfig". After all changes I selected "Save As" and clicked "/root"
> folder to save in. Then I clicked "OK", without giving a file name. I
> expected that it opens root folder and lists contents. But this magic
> configurator removed (rm -Rf) my root folder and created a file named
> "root". It was a terrible experience!..
>
> Please fix this. I didn't check that same problem (I even didn't launch
> them) exist for other configurators then gconfig.
>
> I send this mail here because I guessed that the configurator is a part
> of kernel.
*ugh*
gconfig behaviour aside, why on the earth are you running GUI code (_any_
GUI code) as root?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-15 15:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-15 14:36 Ozan Eren Bilgen
2004-01-15 15:05 ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-15 15:20 ` Doug McNaught
2004-01-15 15:37 ` Erik Hensema
2004-01-15 16:07 ` Tim Cambrant
2004-01-15 16:17 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-01-15 18:31 ` Tim Cambrant
2004-01-15 18:49 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-01-15 19:00 ` Richard B. Johnson
2004-01-15 19:30 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-01-15 19:48 ` Erik Hensema
2004-01-17 16:47 ` Alban Browaeys
2004-01-16 17:20 ` Max Valdez
2004-01-15 21:23 ` Romain Lievin
2004-01-15 21:46 ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-15 22:00 ` Andreas Tolfsen
2004-01-15 22:56 ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-16 6:39 ` Andreas Tolfsen
2004-01-16 7:43 ` Romain Lievin
2004-01-16 21:18 ` Doug McNaught
2004-01-16 21:44 ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-18 12:59 ` Romain Lievin
2004-01-15 15:40 ` viro [this message]
2004-01-15 16:01 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2004-01-15 21:05 ` Romain Lievin
2004-01-15 21:44 ` [PATCH] " Romain Lievin
2004-01-16 20:17 ` [PATCH] Bug in patch of Romain: " oebilgen
2004-01-16 20:32 ` [PATCH] Bug in patch of Romain: "gconfig" remo ved r=?iso-8859-9?Q?Romain: "gconfig" removed=A0root=A0folder..._?= (part 2) oebilgen
2004-01-16 21:56 ` [PATCH] "gconfig" removed root folder Roman Zippel
[not found] ` <20040116161440.GC30349@louise.pinerecords.com>
2004-01-17 21:47 ` Romain Lievin
2004-01-18 7:24 ` Tomas Szepe
2004-01-18 14:21 ` True story: " Romain Lievin
2004-01-18 14:32 ` Muli Ben-Yehuda
2004-01-21 19:54 ` [PATCH] " Romain Lievin
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20040115154039.GG21151@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk \
--to=viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=oebilgen@uekae.tubitak.gov.tr \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox
all inboxes | Powered by JetHome®