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From: pmh@pilhuhn.de (Patrick M.Hausen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Q: File permissions changed in 2.1?
Date: 7 Jan 1996 01:57:39 +0100
Organization: The Home Of The Pilhuhn
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Message-ID: <4cn5q3$7vd@pilhuhn.pilhuhn.de>
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Hi all!
After installing 2.1 I found that cu, for example, is world executable and
setuid uucp. The same with uucico. I don't think this is a good idea, since
now any user can dial out. If I remember correctly, in 2.0.5 only users in
group dialer could invoke cu or uucico. I don't remember, if this was via
the /dev/cua* or /usr/bin/cu's permissions, though. (and I don't have my
cdrom handy)
Another minor point: /usr/src and /usr/X11R6 for example get installed
group writable - shouldn't the install program use an umask of 22?
Paddy
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