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From: iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch)
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Subject: access() call as a su
Keywords: ntp PROGRESS
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Date: 13 Nov 90 21:54:45 GMT
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On Mach, a BSD 4.3 clone with a gcc compiler:

I am trying to establish if a file has the executable  attribute set. access()
works just fine if I am not  the su, or if  I su name. However,  if I just su,
(i.e. become root), all files appear to access() to be executable.

Is this a bug on my machine, or am I doing something wrong?

/ivo welch	ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu