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From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: recent xenix flame--unlink("/dev/null")
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Date: Mon, 9-Jan-84 01:41:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  9 01:41:57 1984
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If protections are correct on the directory /dev, then an unlink("/dev/null")
won't be an issue for anyone but the super-user.  It's silly to have /dev
writable by anyone other than root, anyway, since a malicious user or
runaway user program could wreak havoc (like "rm *"--now try to reboot!)
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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