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From: lam@pollux.usc.edu (Curtz Lam)
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Subject: xterm not setuid?
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Date: 5 Sep 90 04:18:08 GMT
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	I remember seeing articles on how to make xterm not setuid,
would any kind souls please forward those articles to me?  My problem
is described below, any help is appreciated.

	I installed X11R4 library under SunOS 4.1 in a directroy other
than /usr/lib.  Everything seems fine except xterm cannot find the
required shared libraries.  I understand the problem is because xterm
is setuid and ld only looks at /usr/lib for setuid programs.  I guess
my problem is whether there is a way to make xterm not setuid? or
force ld to look in other directories? (with potential security
problems).  The way I am running it now is to make symbolic links in
/usr/lib to point to the correct libraries, I am wondering if there is
an easier way to do this.  

							Curtz
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