Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 20:39:48 +0000 From: Niall Smart <rotel@indigo.ie> To: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com>, Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: suid/sgid programs Message-ID: <199804191939.UAA01293@indigo.ie> In-Reply-To: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> "Re: suid/sgid programs" (Apr 19, 12:25pm)
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On Apr 19, 12:25pm, Marc Slemko wrote: } Subject: Re: suid/sgid programs > On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, Karl Denninger wrote: > > > Things like "ccdconfig" simply don't need to be run as a user process. > > If someone is going to be setting up a ccd set, they are ALREADY going to > > be root! > > Erm... but if someone wants to see what ccds are configured, they don't > need to be root and shouldn't. So you want an extra sgid kmem utility just because you like your curious users to be able to see what your ccd configuration is? How useful is that? Not very. Do it locally if you really must. 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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