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- From: smp@myamig2.myamiga.mixcom.com (Steve Palm)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Setuid?
- Message-ID: <920719904@myamig2.myamiga.mixcom.com>
- Date: 19 Jul 92 12:03:05 GMT
- Article-I.D.: myamig2.920719904
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- Organization: Proud Linux Site, Milwaukee WI
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- probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon) writes:
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- : > What's 'setuid' and what does it do?
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- : The setuid bit is done by doing a chmod 6xxx (where x are your normal values)
- : on the files involved. The setuid bit will allow the program to run under
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- Wouldn't a setuid be a chmod 4xxx? I thought 6xxx was setuid/setgid.
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- Steven M. Palm
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