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From: karl@sugar.uu.net (Karl Lehenbauer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: "Top 3" 3.0e.1U bugs
Message-ID: <3372@sugar.uu.net>
Date: 31 Jan 89 00:08:44 GMT
References: <578@noe.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston, TX
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In article <578@noe.UUCP>, eps@noe.UUCP (Eric P. Scott) writes:
> 2. passwd: missing ulimit call.
>    => ulimit 0;passwd  nukes /etc/passwd

> I'd appreciate independent verification (also on other SysV).
> Complaints to the vendors, followups to the newsgroup.

It nukes it on Bell Tech System V/386 3.0...

mailx does the setuid(getuid()), though...
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