Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:14:24 +0000 From: Jamie Heckford <heckfordj@psi-domain.co.uk> To: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sendmail Question Message-ID: <20010305091424.A5921@storm.psi-domain.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103031255020.21493-100000@browning.pennasoft.com>; from behanna@zbzoom.net on Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 17:56:24 %2B0000 References: <20010303143635.M3359@storm.psi-domain.co.uk> <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103031255020.21493-100000@browning.pennasoft.com>
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On 2001.03.03 17:56 Chris BeHanna wrote: > On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Jamie Heckford wrote: > > > Quick update, I just set mail.local SUID. > > Why? It works just fine with mode 555. Setting the Sendmail binary to SUID worked, having it in mode 555 did not (see the previous error message) > > > Just wondering, what was the reason for this? Will a > > security vunrability arisin from setting mail.local > > SUID? > > There are always potential vulnerabilities with setuid binaries. > The reduction of setuid binaries to the barest minimum is a good thing. > > -- > Chris BeHanna > Software Engineer (Remove "bogus" before responding.) > behanna@bogus.zbzoom.net > I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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