Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 10:22:45 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> To: Gustavo V G C Rios <kernel@tdnet.com.br> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG, bos-owner-br@sekure.org Subject: Re: suid/guid Message-ID: <199907091622.KAA20280@harmony.village.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 08 Jul 1999 13:39:28 -0300." <3784D440.1075EFB3@tdnet.com.br> References: <3784D440.1075EFB3@tdnet.com.br>
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In message <3784D440.1075EFB3@tdnet.com.br> Gustavo V G C Rios writes: : /bin/df This is setgid operator. It is that so that it can report the amount of disk space free on unmounted partitions, assuming those disks are group readable by operator (which is the default). If it makes you nervous, you can remove its setgid-ness. Idea: Would it make sense to document in the makefiles of these programs why it is set[ug]id? I think it would... Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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