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Re: set/uid/gid/text files on vax
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Aug 5 03:34:50 1990
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 90 03:34:28 -0400
To: dkk@MIT.MIT.EDU
Cc: jtkohl@MIT.MIT.EDU, testers@MIT.MIT.EDU, jtkohl@MIT.MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: David K Krikorian's message of Fri, 3 Aug 90 16:18:43 -0400,
From: Richard Basch <probe@MIT.MIT.EDU>
From: dkk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 90 16:18:43 -0400
> dump is setgid tty (presumably) so it can write to ttys wehn looking
> for an operator to change tapes
Actually, dump is setgid operator so it can read the raw disk.
No, it is setgid tty, for the reason John sent out. What you suggest is
a security hole...
-Richard
