[tor-bugs] #13896 [Torsocks]: torsocks prints wrong error messages about setuid/setgid executables

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#13896: torsocks prints wrong error messages about setuid/setgid executables
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 Reporter:  mitya57   |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  defect    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:
Component:  Torsocks  |        Version:
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 Test case:

 $ touch foo
 $ chmod u+xs foo
 $ torsocks ./foo bar
 ERROR: ./foo is setbarid. torsocks will not work on a setbarid executable.

 “setbarid” is nonsense. The message should read “setuid” instead.

 A patch is attached.

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