OpenLiberty / OpenLiberty/ci.docker

Evaluate the permission of Liberty binaries

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Dominant language
Shell
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48
Forks
60
Avg merge
3h 2m
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Investigate whether we can make Liberty binaries owned by root rather than default (non-root users).

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Investigate how Liberty binaries are packaged and what ownership they receive, then determine whether changing ownership to root is feasible and document the resulting permission behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, shell
Domain
devops, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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