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From: dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie (David Malone)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.security.unix
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Date: 26 Apr 1997 10:46:19 +0100
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tqbf@char-star.rdist.org (Thomas H. Ptacek) writes:


>>of the library. More so, because it protects children of privileged programs
>>as well.

>The process flag is inherited.

Our to curiosity how do you decide when to clear the flag ?
If it can't be cleared by user call ( which might make it
a bit pointless ) and children inherit it would seem difficult
to clear, except when execing something - and that seems to
be when alot of the problems with suid stuff occurs.

( I don't think I've expressed that very well, buy maybe you
see what I mean ).

	David.