Re: World writable devices in Irix?

Brad Powell (bpowell@topsun.West.Sun.COM)
Wed, 3 Jan 1996 16:34:34 -0800

>From owner-bugtraq@CRIMELAB.COM Wed Jan  3 16:29 PST 1996
>     I expect it does.  But note that there is also:
>
>crw-rw-rw-    1 root     sys       39,  0 Mar  4  1994 /dev/audio
>
>
>     Workstation vendors *SHOULD* add these parts themselves (they are the ones
>who really know which device does what).  At the very least they could put them
>into an if clause which you have to edit to activate.  But they *SHOULD* add
>the relevent code themselves.....
>
>     I look forward to hearing whether any vendor actually does do this.  I
>will be even more impressed if there is one which does it correctly (and
>adds/changes lines as new devices are added!!).



If its a Solaris box try "man logindevperm"

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Brad Powell : brad.powell@Sun.COM
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SunNetworks, Sun Microsystems Inc.
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