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From: geoff@edm.uucp (Geoff Coleman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Where does getty get its information?
Message-ID: <1991Apr08.154742.19459@edm.uucp>
Date: 8 Apr 91 15:47:42 GMT
References: <6@kb2ear.ampr.org> <6411@awdprime.UUCP>
Organization: Unexsys Systems Inc
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In article <6411@awdprime.UUCP> jfh@greenber.austin.ibm.com (John F Haugh II) writes:
>In article <6@kb2ear.ampr.org> elr@kb2ear.ampr.org (Ed Ravin) writes:
>>I chmod the tty device to 666 then Kermit works fine, but after a user
>>signs on and off again, (and getty is restarted), the protection goes
>>back to -w- (write only) for outsiders.
>
>You need to run Kermit set-[UG]ID so it can take control of the port you
>are trying to access.  This is how most of the other commands which
>work with ttys operate.  Also, you need to modify Kermit so it uses the
>tty-locking routines which the system comes with.  These are used by
>getty (tsm) and UUCP - if you don't do this you will find Kermit getting
>in the way of other applications.

	There is an APAR in for this problem and I believe a fix is also
now available which will allow permissions for ports to stay at 0666. 

	For the last time SUID is not a fix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geoff Coleman
Unexsys Systems
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