Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site genrad.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!stuart From: stuart@genrad.UUCP (Stuart Hollander) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: darnit, fostel Message-ID: <3454@genrad.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Aug-83 09:20:40 EDT Article-I.D.: genrad.3454 Posted: Fri Aug 5 09:20:40 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Aug-83 16:49:09 EDT Organization: GenRad, Bolton, Mass. Lines: 9 Since ncsu!fostel decided to publish the irresponsible food-for-thought for bypassing unix permission codes, it's time for everyone to implement some increased protection. May I suggest a main course of a setuid root program to set/clear flag (1 per user) which enables/disables the user from setting setuid(setgid) bits "on his own"? Program requires input from actual terminal device, etc. --Stuart Hollander (genrad!stuart)