Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: fdopen in getpass(3) Message-ID: <170@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 18:41:10 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.170 Posted: Wed Jun 15 18:41:10 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jun-83 14:01:39 EDT Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 11 It's not really necessary, but it's used so that ioctl calls on the file descriptor will work. Without write permission you ``aren't allowed'' to stty(). I put that in quotes because you really are allowed to, at least in 4.1BSD (and probably everything except 4.2 where they will finally do the "impractical"?) - Chris -- UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay