newbie question: why do I see root directory in wine, when n

[Csillag Kristof]

Hi,

This might be a stupid question; I checked the FAQ, but could not find a
solution.

In Wine Config, I have only two drives configured:

C: is ~/.wine/drive_c
D: is ~

Still, when I run winefile (or any other wine app), besides drives "C"
and "D", there is a "/" drive, which is the root directory of my real
file system.

Why is it still there, even if I don't have any such mapping?
(And how can I disable it?)

Thank you for your help:

Kristof

[Frédéric Delanoy]

2011/12/14 Csillag Kristof <[email protected]>:

Hi,

This might be a stupid question; I checked the FAQ, but could not find a
solution.

In Wine Config, I have only two drives configured:

C: is ~/.wine/drive_c
D: is ~

No "Z:" under Drives tab in winecfg?

[Csillag Kristof]

At 2011-12-14 13:58, Frédéric Delanoy wrote:

2011/12/14 Csillag Kristof<[email protected]>:

Hi,

This might be a stupid question; I checked the FAQ, but could not find a
solution.

In Wine Config, I have only two drives configured:

C: is ~/.wine/drive_c
D: is ~

No "Z:" under Drives tab in winecfg?

Precisely.

I intentionally deleted it, so that wine processes can not access the
stuff of other users.

Kristof

[dimesio]

No "Z:" under Drives tab in winecfg?

Precisely.

I intentionally deleted it, so that wine processes can not access the
stuff of other users.

If you've removed the Z: drive then Wine won't be able to open, save, or execute files in those directories, but there's no way to stop it from seeing whatever directories your user can access.

[Csillag Kristof]

Csillag Kristof wrote:

No "Z:" under Drives tab in winecfg?

Precisely.

I intentionally deleted it, so that wine processes can not access the
stuff of other users.

If you've removed the Z: drive then Wine won't be able to open, save, or execute files in those directories, but there's no way to stop it from seeing whatever directories your user can access.

I see. (Well, kind o f.)
Now I tested it, and indeed, I can not open those files ...
... but then what is the point of exposing these files in the winefile
tool?

Kristof

[dimesio]

... but then what is the point of exposing these files in the winefile
tool?

I think it's more a matter of not hiding them. As to whether there are reasons they can't be hidden or it's simply a matter of no one thinking it's important enough to submit a patch for it, that I don't know.

Wine is not a sandbox; it can do anything the user can do. If your goal is simply to prevent Wine from messing with other users' files, set the file permissions appropriately.

[Frédéric Delanoy]

2011/12/14 Csillag Kristof <[email protected]>:

At 2011-12-14 13:58, Frédéric Delanoy wrote:

2011/12/14 Csillag Kristof<[email protected]>:

Hi,

This might be a stupid question; I checked the FAQ, but could not find a
solution.

In Wine Config, I have only two drives configured:

C: is ~/.wine/drive_c
D: is ~

No "Z:" under Drives tab in winecfg?

Precisely.

I intentionally deleted it, so that wine processes can not access the stuff
of other users.

Maybe you should look in ~/.wine/dosdevices (or whatever wineprefix
you use) to check if there's still a Z: in there.

[Csillag Kristof]

2011-12-14 16:53 keltezéssel, Frédéric Delanoy írta:

2011/12/14 Csillag Kristof<[email protected]>:

At 2011-12-14 13:58, Frédéric Delanoy wrote:

2011/12/14 Csillag Kristof<[email protected]>: No "Z:" under Drives tab in winecfg?

Precisely.

I intentionally deleted it, so that wine processes can not access the stuff
of other users.

Maybe you should look in ~/.wine/dosdevices (or whatever wineprefix
you use) to check if there's still a Z: in there.

No, only C and D.

[vitamin]

I think it's more a matter of not hiding them. As to whether there are reasons they can't be hidden or it's simply a matter of no one thinking it's important enough to submit a patch for it, that I don't know.

It was decided that *NIX root shell view should show all directories and files accessible to user. This makes it simpler and closer to other native programs.