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From: bob@tinman.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield)
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Subject: Re: Why is xterm suid root.
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Date: 20 Feb 89 16:19:40 GMT
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In-reply-to: richb@sunchat.UUCP's message of 20 Feb 89 02:17:52 GMT

In article <8902191022.AA28931@sunchat.sun.oz> idall@augean.OZ (Ian Dall) writes:
   Why is xterm suid?

It needs to be able to update /etc/utmp for who(1), w(1), and
finger(1) to see that you exist.