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From: peterf@csis.dit.csiro.au (Peter A Fletcher)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Xterm cannot write log files
Message-ID: <1991Apr8.061643.13831@csis.dit.csiro.au>
Date: 8 Apr 91 06:16:43 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: CSIRO Division of Information Technology
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Hi!  There's a really frustrating bug with Xterm, and I was wondering
if anyone knew a way around it.

For some reason, xterm is setuid root.  I don't know what good this
does, but it can prevent xterms from writing to log-files on NFS
partitions (because NFS prevents root from writing across filesystems).

This normally has no effect, but it can prevent the xterm from
writing log files.

Is there any pressing reason for xterm to be suid root ?  Is there
any fix for my problem ?

I'm running with a network of SUN 4's.

-peter.
(peterf@csis.dit.csiro.au; phone +61 6 2750914)
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Phone    : +61-6-2750914             Physical : CSIRO Division of Information Technology,
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