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C +
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| Documentation note
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User's guide available from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/userv/spec.html/ch-notes.html
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| Full description
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Userv allows one program to invoke another … Userv allows one program to invoke another when only limited trust exists between them. It is a tool which can be used to avoid having to give other system services root privileges, and which allows users to more securely have programs provide services to others. Userv can be useful as 'glue' for system administrators as well as application authors; there are a few userv-using utilities/examples in the associated userv-utils package.les in the associated userv-utils package.
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| GNU package identifier
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userv +
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| Homepage URL
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http://www.gnu.org/software/userv/ +
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| Interface
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command-line +
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| Is GNU
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true +
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| Keywords
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security +
, development +
, administration +
, configuration +
, installation +
, userv +
, boundary +
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| Last review by
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Janet Casey +
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| Last review date
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11 May 2005 +
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| License
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GPLv2 +
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| License verified by
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Janet Casey +
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| License verified date
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1 February 2001 +
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| Name
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userv +
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| Prerequisite description
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md5sum +
, GNU m4 +
, make +
, flex +
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| Prerequisite kind
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Required to build +
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| Real name
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Ian Jackson +
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| Resource URL
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http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/cvsweb/userv/ +
, mailto:userv-annouce@chiark.greenend.org.uk +
, mailto:userv-bugreports@chiark.greenend.org.uk +
, mailto:userv-discuss@chiak.greenend.org.uk +
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| Resource audience
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Developer +
, Help +
, Bug Tracking +
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| Resource kind
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VCS Repository Webview +
, E-mail +
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| Revisionid
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16,111 +
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| Revisiontimestamp
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12 October 2012 15:11:55 +
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| Revisionuser
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User:Ezephir +
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| Role
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Maintainer +
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| Security
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system +
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| Short description
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Security boundary tool +
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| Submitted by
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Database conversion +
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| Submitted date
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1 April 2011 +
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| Use
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security +
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| User level
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none +
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| Version comment
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1.0.1 stable released 2000-07-27
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| Version date
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27 July 2000 +
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| Version download
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http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/userv/userv.tar.gz +
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| Version identifier
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1.0.1 +
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| Version status
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stable +
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, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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5 March 2013 20:39:56 +
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| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Entry +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
, Userv +
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| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk +
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