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From: wross@engin.umich.edu (Wendy Ross)
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Subject: pstat on RS/6000
Keywords: pstat
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Date: 5 Dec 90 19:17:00 GMT
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Has anyone else noticed that pstat cannot be executed by a normal user?
The reason is that there is no permission to /dev/mem.  The Decs and
Suns get around this by making pstat sgid kmem.  I have gone ahead
and done this as one of the customizations.
 
Is this intentional (if so why), or was this an oversight?
 
    Thanks,
     Wendy
 
wross@caen.engin.umich.edu
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