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From: osyjm@cs.montana.edu (Jaye Mathisen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: crond, crontab...turn it off.
Date: 15 Sep 1993 03:12:36 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, MSU, Bozeman MT, 59717
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A discussion has just popped up on one of the mailing lists about
possible improper checking of real uid vs effective uid's, and all that
stuff.

As to if it's a real problem, or something that's easily fixed, I'm not
sure.

Stay tuned.
-- 
 Jaye Mathisen, COE Systems Manager                (406) 994-4780
 410 Roberts Hall,Dept. of Computer Science
 Montana State University,Bozeman MT 59717	osyjm@cs.montana.edu