Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 23:58:58 -0600 (MDT) From: Marc Slemko <marcs@alive.ampr.ab.ca> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Two problems I have with FreeBSD security Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960807235052.12042C-100000@alive.ampr.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: <199608071632.JAA02642@kdat.calpoly.edu>
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On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Nathan Lawson wrote: > the expense of security (setuid root ppp/sliplogin... Why can't these be > setgid uucp to open the modem device?) Both programs need to do things such as modify routes and interfaces, which can not be done except as root. There are a couple of possible workarounds to avoid making the programs setuid root, but it all comes down to the fact that, under the current BSD kernel (along with most other Unix kernels), you need to be root to do some of what ppp and sliplogin do. -- Marc Slemko 1:342/1003@fidonet marcs@alive.ampr.ab.ca marcs@alive.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
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