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From: bgt@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (barbara.tongue)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: at files and permissions
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Message-ID: <1894@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>
Date: 4 Jul 89 14:44:09 GMT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Folks,

I have a question concerning at command.  Why does it
neet the setuid bit?  Why does it need root permissions?
That seems like a slight security hazard to me...

Please email in response.

Thanks!

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