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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: suspect code in 'unlink' syscall.
To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans)
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 14:29:56 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199509190730.RAA30694@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at Sep 19, 95 05:30:19 pm
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> This way, the error code is bogusly set for non-root, so that only root
> can unlink anything.  Also, root is bogusly recorded as having used the
> superuser privilege to unlink non-directories.  Also, the formatting is
> messed up.
> 
> You may have added some gotos to avoid the first bug.

8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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