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From: gew@dnlunx.UUCP (Weijers G.A.H.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Security Problems (another episode)
Message-ID: <273@dnlunx.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 5-Oct-87 05:31:50 EDT
Article-I.D.: dnlunx.273
Posted: Mon Oct  5 05:31:50 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 9-Oct-87 03:12:27 EDT
References: <58@quincy.UUCP>
Organization: Dr Neher Laboratory (PTT)
Lines: 20
Keywords: security, unix-pc, problem, hacker
Xref: mnetor comp.sys.att:1413 comp.unix.wizards:4716

In article <58@quincy.UUCP>, lenny@quincy.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano) writes:
> /bin/mv			- why this I do not know, it should be linked
> 				  with /bin/cp, /bin/ln (they compare [cmp] to
> 				  be the same although /bin/mv is unlinked and
> 				  s-bit'd as root?  
> 				  (Link it with: ln /bin/cp /bin/mv)

I usually use an B4.2 derivative, but is mv not privileged to enable it to
move whole directories around? (try mv a_dir somewhere_else)

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