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From: cudcv%WARWICK.AC.UK@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Rob McMahon)
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Subject: Re: Tightening security on SunOS 4.0 'fastfind'
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Date: 19 Jan 89 06:39:25 GMT
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rwl@uvacs.cs.virginia.edu (Ray Lubinsky) writes about `find pattern':
> ... the cautious administrator will want to prevent user directories from
> being added to the database....

It's easier, and more useful for the users, to just run updatedb as `nobody'.

Rob
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