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From: IMHW400@INDYVAX.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: More on protection of SYS$SYSTEM files and VMS 4.6/4.7
Message-ID: <8805131040.AA17557@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 6 May 88 13:45:00 GMT
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I have scanned our SYS$SYSTEM and found some interesting protection masks.
For example, can anybody think of a good reason for SYS.EXE to be W=RE?
Or *every* device driver?  I don't know whether the 4.6 installation did
this, but I'm going to suggest that our site review these masks carefully.
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