Comment 220 for bug 604261

(In reply to comment #184)
> The one in maverick (2.6.35-*) does let you play wow.
> At least for me it turned out the bug was not this one reported here, but
> rather http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24193
>
> As a workaround I turn off (0) this new ubuntu security feature before WoW and
> switch it back on afterwards (1).
>
> (as root)
> echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope
>
> Disabling security features is not as bad as it sounds.
> Vanilla 2.6.35 does not contain it.
> Everything before 2.6.35 doesn't as well.
> So you will be "as secure as lucid" so to speak.

I can also confirm this is working in maverick. I was starting to give up hope of
playing!