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From: randy@chinet.chi.il.us (Randy Suess)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: security bug in ISC sysv386. here's a quick fix.
Message-ID: <1991Feb13.132436.3507@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 13 Feb 91 13:24:36 GMT
References: <1991Feb12.200752.2772@vort.uucp>
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In article <1991Feb12.200752.2772@vort.uucp> mike@vort.uucp (Mike Nemeth) writes:
>calm down folks, there's a quick fix. if you're root just do the following:
]# cd /
]# /etc/conf/bin/idtune UAREARW 0

	That only works if you have a math coprocessor.  I have an idea
	that the majority of ISC systems don't have them, and many are
	public access systems.

-- 
Randy Suess
randy@chinet.chi.il.us