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From: dsc@izimbra.css.gov (David S. Comay)
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Subject: Re: Tightening security on SunOS 4.0 'fastfind'
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Date: 19 Jan 89 06:59:29 GMT
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as distributed by 4.3, `updatedb' is run by user `nobody' so only public
files will be added to the database (unless a user has the same group as
`nobody' ... 9999 as distributed by 4.3 or -2 by sun).  users can prevent
their files from showing up in the database by `chmoding' their
appropriate directories.

i believe one of the reasons `nobody' was added in 4.3 was specifically to
support a `public fast find' feature, but i don't remember.

dsc