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Question: Running without renderer sandbox?

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3620 · opened 2014-12-05 by ghost · updated 2014-12-11 · 10 comments · github
?ghost 2014-12-05 github

I noticed when starting Steam from the command line in Linux I received this message;

[1204/173558:ERROR:renderer_main.cc(227)] Running without renderer sandbox

Then I noticed steam was doing a update in the background, running in the ternimal. When it reached the end, and a popup appeared to click on to resart Steam, at that section in the terminal it displayed this;

[2014-12-04 17:35:52] Downloading update (203,984 of [1204/173558:ERROR:renderer_main.cc(227)] Running without renderer sandbox

What is this render sandbox, and issue(s) if any without it running?

thank you

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-12-09 github

This is from CEF interaction with the Chromium/WebKit code and can be ignored. The renderer sandbox is an optional protective feature for the web rendering code, you can find more info on it in Chromium project info.

?ghost 2014-12-09 github

A URL would be nice to point me in the right direction?

thanks

?ghost 2014-12-09 github

Is steam suppose to run in a sandbox, and does this provide any end-user benefits being in a more restrictive environment?

At first I was thinking about this for Windows users, preventing malicious code from running, keeping Steam in a sandbox in Windows...

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-12-09 github

No, the situation (and message) is expected for now.

?ghost 2014-12-09 github

So Valve, is looking towards having Steam run under a sandbox in the future?

thanks

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-12-09 github

I don't think it's going to change in the near term and after that is unknown.

?ghost 2014-12-10 github

Sorry if I'm seeming dense here, I'm just trying to get a grasp of what's going on.

So Valve has code in Steam for a sandbox, but they're not sure at this point in time if it's coming into existance?

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-12-10 github

Chromium has renderer sandbox support. Steam is using Chromium in a way that does not allow the renderer sandbox (not too unusual, many other projects using Chromium do the same). Steam's usage may or may not change in the future.

?ghost 2014-12-11 github

ok thanks

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