[ale] GTK error

[Randy Ramsdell]

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> so I got my new Samsung CLP-315W printer yesterday, nice! downloaded & 
> installed the unified driver, got the printer all setup on the network & 
> wireless, then installed the smartpanel software that I also downloaded. 
> when I run it from a terminal window I get this:
> 
> (process:17910): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running 
> setuid or setgid.
> This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
> program instead. For further details, see:
> 
>      http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html
> 
> Refusing to initialize GTK+.
> 
> 
> it shows me the window with the printer ink colors, and 3 buttons on the 
> right, troubleshooting, buy bow & printer settings.
> and it says sleeping...
> 
> when you click troubleshooting it also starts iceweasel, even though my 
> default browser is Chrome. ANYWAY, whats wrong with GTK ??
> 

I don't get it. From the link, "You should not make your GUI setuid at 
all. Why run the risk of security bugs in code that does not need to be 
running with elevated privileges?" but what states that the 
setuid/setgid user is an elevated user?