Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!rh2y+ From: rh2y+@andrew.cmu.edu (Russell E. Hoffman, II) Newsgroups: comp.os.os9 Subject: Re: directory help Message-ID: <8bQETBK00aw4IGj0c8@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: 20 Dec 90 18:49:49 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 13 Bob Larson writes: > [paraphrase] you have your program owned by 0.0 and then do a setuid() > and the n you can setuid to any user. I'll have to try that. I thought the program had to be executed by the super- user, not just simply owned by the superuser. _ONE_ of these days I'm going to get around to buying Dibble's book.... I'll try that out and reply on the success/failure. Thanks, Mr. Larson! Cheers, Russell Hoffman rh2y+@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University