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From: dcd@tc.fluke.COM (David Dyck)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: 'passwd' problems
Summary: passwd program must be suid root
Keywords: passwd suid root
Message-ID: <6833@fluke.COM>
Date: 3 Feb 89 16:49:23 GMT
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In article <1062@unm-la.UUCP> mcormick@unm-la.UUCP (Patrick McCormick) writes
about the passwd program not working correctly except from distrubution floppy:

Try

$ su
# cd /usr/bin		# or whereever the passwd program is located
# chown root passwd
# chmod passwd 4775

This makes it suid root.

            David Dyck
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