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From: gore@nucsrl.UUCP (Jacob Gore)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: SysV lp spooler a security hole
Message-ID: <3680026@nucsrl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 7-Sep-87 21:23:20 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  7 21:23:20 1987
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/ nucsrl:comp.unix.questions / robert@pvab.UUCP (Robert Claeson) /
>The System V print spooler runs as a SUID 'lp' command, which
>means that the files I want to print must be readable by others or,
>if I'm lucky, by the group. This implies that anyone on the system
>will be able to print, copy or read the files I want to be able
>to print.

In general, I agree with you, but in some cases this does the trick:

	lp < filename

Jacob Gore				gore@EECS.NWU.Edu
Northwestern Univ., EECS Dept.		{gargoyle,ihnp4,chinet}!nucsrl!gore