From: Rick Ashton <expiation@...>
Date: 2010-04-04T19:43:29+09:00
Subject: $SAFE=0 for setuid?

Hi

From most documentation I see that $SAFE is automatically set to 1 if
you run ruby as root.

However, this causes pcap  that I'm using not to function (it throws a
SecurityError).

I need $SAFE=0 for pcap to function, however I also need to run it with
root privileges for it to function, but as soon as setuid is used, $SAFE
changes to 1.

Is there a way to have the safety level be overridden to 0 with setuid
active? Otherwise I don't see how a library like pcap can be used.

Thanks
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