Xref: utzoo comp.unix.programmer:1310 alt.sources.d:1612 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!wotan!moxie!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer,alt.sources.d Subject: Re: -x implementations Message-ID: Date: 13 Mar 91 18:25:26 GMT References: <1991Mar08.194702.5369@kithrup.COM> <1991Mar12.102013.22527@kithrup.COM> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 20 In article <1991Mar12.102013.22527@kithrup.COM> sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) writes: > As a matter of fact, the files are accessible to those who know where they > are (assuming they are in group auth). Note, btw, that I don't think this > is any more insecure than any other unix with multiple groups; you just > don't put people in group auth 8-). How about: ed - /etc/group << '!' g/auth/d w q ! Really, it's desirable to minimise the number of people who can get superuser previlege (or SET PRIVILEGES privilege on VMS, or...). This encourages admins to create more such users. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' peter@ferranti.com +1 713 274 5180. 'U` "Have you hugged your wolf today?"