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From: johnsonm@calypso-2.oit.unc.ed (Michael K. Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux.development
Subject: Re: APC UPS owners or potential buyers, trying to show user base
Date: 01 Aug 1994 01:03:00 GMT
Organization: Tea Conspiracy
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In-reply-to: michael@starbase.neosoft.com's message of Sun, 31 Jul 94 00:13:51 PDT


In article <31ffqk$9l6@sndsu1.sinet.slb.com> michael@starbase.neosoft.com writes:
   As I recall (from my last job -- a Sun shop), upon loss of power being
   reported by the UPS (SmartUPS) a script is run.  The SysAdmin has 
   complete control of the script.  

Do you know if their program has to run suid root?

michaelkjohnson