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From: frodo@wcom.UUCP (Jim Scardelis)
Newsgroups: net.bugs.usg
Subject: suid() and root
Message-ID: <45@wcom.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 10:12:51 EST
Article-I.D.: wcom.45
Posted: Thu Apr 11 10:12:51 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 13-Apr-85 03:09:14 EST
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Organization: Warner Computer Systems - Saddle Brook, NJ
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It seems that under my "System III" Xenix system, the suid() call doesn't
work if the user is already root. Is this normal? Proper? It causes me
problems because I only have one outside line, and have to manually
disable it before I can dial out, and if I crank up a uucico as root, then
any directories, etc., that uucico creates, belong to root instead of uucp.

Is there any solution other than going back to a non-superuser status
before running uucico?
				Jim Scardelis
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