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Date:      Sat, 02 Sep 2000 23:39:47 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, "Jacques A. Vidrine" <n@nectar.com>, Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>, sthaug@nethelp.no, ume@FreeBSD.org, arch@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org, brian@Awfulhak.org
Subject:   Re: setuid ssh should die 
Message-ID:  <200009022239.e82Mdl775769@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Message from Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>  of "Sat, 02 Sep 2000 15:18:27 PDT." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009021512460.83163-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> 

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> On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Brian Somers wrote:
> 
> > What do people reckon then (-arch cc'd) ?  I'll add
> > 
> > #ENABLE_SUIDSSH=	true
> > 
> > to etc/defaults/make.conf then mention it in ssh_config and make the 
> > adjustment to the ssh build so that it defaults to *not* being suid.
> 
> I have no problems making ssh non-suid by default since most people dont
> use RhostsRSAAuthentication.
> 
> Since I have ssh changes in the works please send me the patches and I'll
> apply them after the upgrade. Please add information to the manpage on how
> to fix it, and a helpful error telling them what to do when the user tries
> to use it.

That's no problem, except for the ``helpful error'' bit.  I don't 
think ssh should attempt to interpret the failure to bind a socket.  
The perror() should be sufficient in my book.

> Kris
> 
> --
> In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate.
>     -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu>

-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>                        <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org>
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