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From: beede@hubcap.UUCP (Mike Beede)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Kermit question - lock directory
Message-ID: <396@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Aug-87 09:17:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: hubcap.396
Posted: Wed Aug 19 09:17:54 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 22-Aug-87 00:47:21 EDT
References: <565@quacky.UUCP>
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in article <565@quacky.UUCP>, dce@mips.UUCP (David Elliott) says:
> [ stuff about changing kermit's lock directory omitted ]
> Does anyone have changes to make C kermit run properly as
> setuid uucp? Or, can anyone convince me that it is OK to have
> the lock directory publicly writable?
> 
We use Kermit a LOT here, and one thing I've found is that it's very
easy for a user to croak Kermit off, requiring the lock file to be manually
deleted.  Assuming your users are trustworthy, there isn't a problem (at
least with us).
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Mike Beede                      
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