Re: Setuid

[Petr Janda <elekktretterr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cheers,
Sounds like me then.

Petr

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :Im looking at a couple of days old cron job email, and I see this:
> :
> :Checking setuid files and devices:
> :
> :elevator.homenetwork.org setuid diffs:
>                                   ^^^^^^
> 				  NOTE
> :...
> :and many many more
> :
> :Is it normal that so many files have the setuid bit on? Ive never 
> :noticed it before ( not that I read those emails often anyway)
>
>     It tells you what files with suid set have recently been created
>     or modified or reinstalled.  You'll get this sort of thing under
>     normally operating conditions after you've done an installworld.
>
>     The files you listed are system utilities.  e.g. chpass ... change
>     your password.  etc.
>
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
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