[H-GEN] SUID, and Unix groups [long] [was: okie just what I sort of need to know]

[Andrae Muys]

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On Mon, 13 Sep 1999 hfphillips at iname.com wrote:

> [ Humbug *General* list - semi-serious discussions about Humbug and
> Unix-related topics. ]
> 
> <snip> 
> > -rwsr-x---   1  root  dialup    653423 Sep 13 11:12  kppp  [0]
> <snip> 
> > The point of this?  setuid is a very broad tool; in many cases setting 
> > appropriate group permissions avoids the need entirely, and the concept is 
> > generally useful in many other places.[1]
> > 
> 
> Do you work with legal type people at all? You seem to have alot of those [*] 
> type things in your responses. Just curious :-)
> 
Nah, that's just how sysadmin's tend to talk.  I believe it originates
from the monastary[1] and from there has become a common trait.  It is my
belief that this is in turn derived from Pratchett's extensive use, but
this is mere speculation.

[1] I could explain, but that would be useful information [2]
[2] cf. [1]
[3] Footnotes going cheap.  Now 3 for the price of 2.

Andrae Muys

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