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  1. Article: 13283 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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  3. From: those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net>
  4. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  5. Subject: Re: Can IKSD be run under a non-root userid?
  6. Date: 04 Apr 2002 07:50:30 GMT
  7. Organization: earthfriends
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  19. <a8fv7q$mo4$1@watsol.cc.columbia.edu> divulged:
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  21. >In the former case, there is probably a better approach to the problem
  22. >than IKSD.
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  24. it would be handy to be able to start an iksd under a non-root uid, with an
  25. alternate passwd (and perhaps shadow) file, and there are several
  26. possibilities for handling switching uid's, including no switching at all.
  27. pam would complicate things.  for kerberos5 user-to-user would be implied.
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