Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 23:08:03 +0000 From: Niall Smart <rotel@indigo.ie> To: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com>, Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> Cc: Niall Smart <rotel@indigo.ie>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, mike@smith.net.au Subject: Re: suid/sgid programs Message-ID: <199804202208.XAA00994@indigo.ie> In-Reply-To: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> "Re: suid/sgid programs" (Apr 19, 8:16pm)
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On Apr 19, 8:16pm, Wes Peters wrote: } Subject: Re: suid/sgid programs > Marc Slemko wrote: > > It would probably be better to pull all of UUCP into a separate install > package, so users who don't use it could simply not install it. This > way, the install package could install all of the UUCP binaries with the > correct permissions, and users who don't need UUCP lower their suid/sgid > impact. Yes, I've thought about this before and I agree it would be nice. I think Mike Smith is going to be working on the package and install stuff for 3.0-RELEASE. Perhaps he will modularise the base system a bit? Niall ./ -- Niall Smart. PGP: finger njs3@motmot.doc.ic.ac.uk FreeBSD: Turning PC's into Workstations: www.freebsd.org Annoy your enemies and astonish your friends: echo "#define if(x) if (!(x))" >> /usr/include/stdio.h To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message
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