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Date:      Mon, 17 May 1999 01:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Chris England <cengland@obscurity.org>
To:        matt <matt@Mlink.NET>
Cc:        notme <notme@lvdi.net>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: running program over telnet
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.990517011441.29687C-100000@divine>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905170352340.16652-100000@ns-1.ccia.cc>

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On Mon, 17 May 1999, matt wrote:

> On Mon, 17 May 1999, Chris England wrote:
> 
> [...]
>  
> : screen will do this if the system is running it.  If not, you can install
> : it yourself.  I don't think it _needs_ suid root privledges for your
> : intent. 
> 
> AFAIK, screen is only SUID root so it can handle /tmp properly. it keeps
> /tmp/screens chmod 755, then makes chmod 700 subdirs chowned to the user
> that's running screen. You prolly will have to screw with the code a bit
> so that screen doesn't try to use /tmp if you are installing it in your
> home dir.
> 

* $Id: config.h.in,v 1.12 1994/05/31 12:31:36 mlschroe Exp $ FAU
(latest config.h)

# define SOCKDIR "/tmp/screens" (line 63 I think)

It's defined there, as well as a few other things that could use tweaking,
but its relatively easy.

cheers,

		-Chris England




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