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From: wcs@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (Bill Stewart 201-949-0705 ho95c.att.com!wcs)
Newsgroups: comp.databases,biz.comp.software
Subject: Which RDBMS need setUID root?  Informix?
Keywords: Unix, Security
Message-ID: <6006@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>
Date: 22 Nov 89 01:08:16 GMT
Reply-To: wcs@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (Bill Stewart 201-949-0705 ho95c.att.com!wcs)
Organization: Bell Labs Random Organization Name Generator
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We're trying to pick an RDBMS to do applications in a secure computer
environment, so we need to find one that doesn't use setUID root.
SetUID to some specific user is ok, but root is out.

What's out there?  The current versions of our application use Informix,
but it appears to need root; are we mistaken, or will we have to can
it and use something else?  Has anybody taken it and turned off setUID?

		Thanks;  Bill
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# Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs 4M312 Holmdel NJ 201-949-0705 api.att.com!wcs

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