Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ukc!root44!pdl From: pdl@root44.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: question about getpass Message-ID: <3169@root44.UUCP> Date: Sun, 12-Jun-83 12:37:48 EDT Article-I.D.: root44.3169 Posted: Sun Jun 12 12:37:48 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jun-83 22:15:48 EDT Lines: 6 I don't understand. Why should one want /dev/tty to be unopenable? The whole point of getpass is to read a password from the terminal, so that peaople can't do tricks with it (e.g. piping millions of passwords in to see which one's right). If, on the other hand, you meant `how can /dev/tty ever not be readable?' the answer is because of `administrative error'.