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Date:      Fri, 30 Dec 1994 08:16:20 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.atinc.com>
To:        David Dawes <dawes@physics.su.oz.au>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ifconfig -a
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.89.9412300822.C23633-0100000@kryten.atinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <199412300427.AA26566@physics.su.OZ.AU>

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	run as root on some sun's, ifconfig returns the ethernet address 
in addition to the usual information.  run by everyone else the ethernet 
address is omitted.  

	arp is NOT restricted; it has permissions of 2755.  arp -a 
provides the ethernet address of all machines in the cache.

	what is the point of sun's ifconfig behaviour?  why should we 
emulate this quirk?
 
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