---
name: "dh_suidregister"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debhelper"
version: "9.20150101+deb8u2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_suidregister"
---

# dh\_suidregister(1)

suid registration program (deprecated)

## NAME

dh\_suidregister - suid registration program (deprecated)

## SYNOPSIS

Do not run!

## DESCRIPTION

This program used to register suid and sgid files with *suidregister*(1), but with the introduction of [*dpkg-statoverride*(8)](/dpkg-statoverride/8.md), registration of files in this way is unnecessary, and even harmful, so this program is deprecated and should not be used.

## CONVERTING TO STATOVERRIDE

Converting a package that uses this program to use the new statoverride mechanism is easy. Just remove the call to **dh\_suidregister** from *debian/rules*, and add a versioned conflicts into your *control* file, as follows:

```
  Conflicts: suidmanager (<< 0.50)
```

The conflicts is only necessary if your package used to register things with suidmanager; if it did not, you can just remove the call to this program from your rules file.

## SEE ALSO

[*debhelper*(7)](/debhelper/7.md)

This program is a part of debhelper.

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<joeyh@debian.org\>