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From: number1!perl%step@uunet.uu.net (Robert Perlberg)
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Subject: Re: File permissions under SunOS 4.1.1
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Date: 18 Feb 91 18:43:00 GMT
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In article <1501@brchh104.bnr.ca>, emperor!unicorn!brucek@uunet.uu.net (Bruce Klein) writes:
> Is there a good reason for any of these files to be world writable, or can
> I restrict access?

/etc/utmp must be world writable since shelltool creates entries there.
This is an acknowledged problem.

Robert Perlberg
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., New York
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