X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ian/git?p=chiark-utils.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2Fcontrol;h=dae4c6e3658a78355c185f6a7a45c7da7096ed8d;hp=e7074fdfa6082604894d98603624c446152f0b38;hb=0ca4ae2a6f3421c62837790e9291e8b7d95565f9;hpb=2c444eebd71ff12a6c29ffaa91d2e716c8f9ca6e diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index e7074fd..dae4c6e 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ Section: admin Priority: extra Maintainer: Matthew Vernon Uploaders: matthew@debian.org -Standards-Version: 2.1.1.0 +Standards-Version: 3.2.1.0 Package: chiark-backup Architecture: all Depends: chiark-rwbuffer +Section: utils +Priority: extra Description: backup system for small systems and networks These are the backup scripts used by chiark.greenend.org.uk and other systems belonging to the Sinister Greenend Organisation. Features: @@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ Description: backup system for small systems and networks Package: chiark-scripts Conflicts: chiark-named-conf, sync-accounts Replaces: chiark-named-conf, sync-accounts +Section: admin +Priority: extra Architecture: all Description: chiark system administration scripts This package contains a number of small administration scripts used @@ -40,7 +44,31 @@ Description: chiark system administration scripts Package: chiark-rwbuffer Architecture: any Depends: ${shlibs:Depends} +Section: utils +Priority: extra Description: readbuffer/writebuffer: prevents tape drive seesawing, etc. readbuffer and writebuffer: programs for reading input from devices, and writing output to, which don't like constant stopping and starting, such as tape drives and audio playback devices. + +Package: chiark-really +Architecture: any +Depends: ${shlibs:Depends} +Section: admin +Priority: extra +Description: really - a tool for gaining privilege (simple, realistic sudo) + really is a program that allows certain users to become whatever user + they like on request. It is a bit like sudo in that respect. + However, really is simpler than sudo, and doesn't give the system + administrator any false security promises. So really is less of a + general security risk to the system. + . + Unlike sudo it does not pretend that the called account can be any + more secure than the calling account. so there is never a need for a + password. If you wanted to restrict which commands and functions the + called user can perform, use userv, not really or sudo. + . + Also unlike sudo, really only works if the calling user is supposed + to be equivalent to root. But, really can also be used by + root-equivalent users to become any user, not just root; in this way + it can be a replacement for certain uses of su.