[4550] in bugtraq
Re: Fun with devices [was: Re: /dev/tcx0 crashes SunOS 4.1.4 on
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Scher)
Thu May 22 14:16:28 1997
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 22:24:04 -0500
Reply-To: Mike Scher <strange@TEZCAT.COM>
From: Mike Scher <strange@TEZCAT.COM>
X-To: Walter Hafner <hafner@FORWISS.TU-MUENCHEN.DE>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
In-Reply-To: <199705210752.JAA14311@forwiss.tu-muenchen.de>
On Wed, 21 May 1997, Walter Hafner wrote:
> Since we're speaking of devices: Ever tried the 'cat /dev/zero >
> /dev/keyboard' on a SunOS machine? :-) No special rights required. I
> didn't try it lately, but anything from a Sparc1 to a Sparc10 under
> SunOS is dead.
Hmm.
> ls -al /dev/kbd
crw------- 1 root 29, 0 May 13 1995 /dev/kbd
In your /etc/fbtab make sure you have the keyboard set to 0600 permission
under the line:
# Uncomment the following entries to enable window system security
/dev/console 0600 /dev/kbd:/dev/mouse
Probably you want to uncomment them all.
-M
Michael Brian Scher (MS683) | Anthropologist, Attorney, Part-Time Guru
strange@cultural.com | http://www.tezcat.com/~strange/
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