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[PATCH] Re: To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widely

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NSNicolas Sebrecht <nicolas.s.dev@gmx.fr>
Date
May 7, 2009, 08:54 UTC
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The 07/05/09, Matthias Andree wrote:
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> Some points:
>
> 1. sudo is the default sysadmin setup on Ubuntu (more so than on openSUSE)
>
> 2. sudo strips the environment by default for security reasons

This is a configuration option that the sysadmin has to set (see env_keep in man sudoers (5) or http://linux.die.net/man/5/sudoers).

I don't see any good reason to bypass this behaviour since it is what sysadmins expect.

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Nicolas Sebrecht
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Message 5 of 13 in “To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widely”
  1. To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widelyMatthias Andree, May 7, 2009
  2. Johannes SixtMay 7, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2009
  4. Matthias AndreeMay 7, 2009
  5. Re: To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widelyNicolas Sebrecht, May 7, 2009
  6. Matthias AndreeMay 7, 2009
  7. Re: To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widelyNicolas Sebrecht, May 7, 2009
  8. Johannes SixtMay 7, 2009
  9. Michael J GruberMay 7, 2009
  10. Matthias AndreeMay 7, 2009
  11. Matthias AndreeMay 7, 2009
  12. Johannes SixtMay 7, 2009
  13. To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widelyMatthias Andree, May 7, 2009

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