From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!utah-cs!sask!derek
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Title: Re: protect kmem and setgid programs
Article-I.D.: sask.183
Posted: Sun Jan  9 06:39:57 1983
Received: Tue Jan 11 03:36:15 1983

Further on running ps type programs with setgid ro read kmem:

On 2.81BSD you are allowed to setgid a file if you own it.  It has
been brought to my attention that programs such as ps should be
setuid rather than setgid in order to prevent them from dumping
core on request.

Derek Andrew
U of Saskatchewan