Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 17:05:14 -0700 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) To: james@parody.tecc.co.uk Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handbook - printer setup Message-ID: <9601050005.AA29103@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960104000226.3538B-100000@parody.tecc.co.uk> (message from James Raynard on Thu, 4 Jan 1996 01:09:07 %2B0000 ())
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>>>>> "James" == James Raynard <james@parody.tecc.co.uk> writes:
James> ??? World-readable/executable means readable/executable by
James> user, group and other. At least that's what I've always
James> understood it to mean.
Okay, I just wanted to confirm syntax ... sometimes people use `world'
in place of `other.'
James> What I meant was that some systems won't allow setuid
James> scripts to be executed, so I hypothesised that FreeBSD
James> doesn't allow setuid programs to exec shell scripts.
I see now.
But I still have no idea why lpd failed to exec your script.
--
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder Colorado USA
One thing that makes me believe in UFOs is, sometimes I lose stuff.
-- Jack Handey
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