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From: ark@alice.UUCP
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Subject: Re: UNIX file setuid sucurity hole?
Message-ID: <6722@alice.uUCp>
Date: Sat, 14-Mar-87 10:54:39 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 14 10:54:39 1987
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Summary: Doesn't work.

In article <2168@ncoast.UUCP>, robertd@ncoast.UUCP writes:
> Then simply
> chmod the file to set to the owners ID
> apon execution? Then chown it to the
> owner. Then execute the command. Your
> uid will be set to the owner , who owns
> the file you wish to see.
> 

Sorry, that doesn't work.

Systems that allow non-privileged users
to execute "chown" also turn off the
set-uid bits when chown is executed.