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From: ugfailau@sunybcs.uucp (Fai Lau)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Why does "root" worn everything?
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Date: 21 Mar 88 01:25:45 GMT
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In article <7464@brl-smoke.ARPA> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) writes:
>
>The way it's done at BRL is that there is an "operator account" (UID
>non-zero), and a set-UID 0 interface executable only by the operator
>UID that can invoke a limited number of privileged functions,
>including backup/restore.
>
	Or one can 'su' himself to be root, if he has the privilege.

Fai Lau
SUNY at Buffalo (The Arctic Wonderland)
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