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> Perhaps it's time to add a make.conf variable like SECURE_SUID_ROOT
> (or something) and have *all* but the most essential suid binaries
> conditionalize their installation modes from its setting.  Turn it on
> or off by default, I don't really care, just make it easier to have
> things like suidperl without actually mucking with sources.

Then we will also need its equivalent in sysinstall so that you can
decide at install time what kind of setup you want. :-)

John
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