RE: set group id on directories (fwd)

Matthew Bontoft (cs327953@student.uq.edu.au)
Sat, 4 Mar 1995 08:34:37 +1000 (GMT+1000)

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On Fri, 3 Mar 1995, Marc Samama wrote:

> 
> According to  the replies i got so far, sgid bit on directories
> dont represent a risk. Then, I still wonder why tiger classifies this as an
> 'ALERT'? 

Perhaps tiger (I haven't seen it so I can't say for sure) mistakes suid 
bits on files with sgid bits on directories. I guess its an easy enough 
error to make but it certainly does display some very poor programming.

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