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From: perry@vu-vlsi.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Another kind of su program (source)
Message-ID: <608@vu-vlsi.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 2-Feb-87 11:48:49 EST
Article-I.D.: vu-vlsi.608
Posted: Mon Feb  2 11:48:49 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 3-Feb-87 03:45:04 EST
References: <195@olamb.UUCP> <263@aramis.RUTGERS.EDU>
Reply-To: perry@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Rick Perry)
Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept.
Lines: 16
Keywords: su(1), System administration, password-free su

In article <263@aramis.RUTGERS.EDU> mende@aramis.RUTGERS.EDU (Bob Mende) writes:
>
>> Below is included a nice little feature program, it can be used as an
>> alternative to su(1) or in conjunction with it.
>
>  Here at rutgers we have a local hack that is called slide.  Slide
>is a program that can be as simple as

Both of these programs (performing password-free su) seem dangerous
to me- if one of the authorized users were to accidently leave themself
logged on, anyone could come along and su from their terminal.  Also,
it makes the knowledge of an authorized sus/slide users password
equivalent to knowing the root password.

...Rick			..{cbmvax,pyrnj,bpa}!vu-vlsi!perry
			perry@vuvaxcom.bitnet