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From: john@sol1.UUCP (john)
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Subject: login setuid root
Message-ID: <380@sol1.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 02:11:23 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 19 02:11:23 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 23-Nov-85 09:50:38 EST
Reply-To: john@sol1.UUCP (John Korsmeyer)
Organization: THE SOLUTION, Lincoln, NE
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I would appreciate someone filling me in on the advantages/disadvantages
of running login setuid to root. BTW our login forks, not execs the
login shell. (for accounting purposes).


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