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Date:      Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:18:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
Cc:        "Jacques A. Vidrine" <n@nectar.com>, Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>, sthaug@nethelp.no, ume@FreeBSD.org, arch@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: setuid ssh should die 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009021512460.83163-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <200009022121.e82LLV771512@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>

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On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Brian Somers wrote:

> What do people reckon then (-arch cc'd) ?  I'll add
> 
> #ENABLE_SUIDSSH=	true
> 
> to etc/defaults/make.conf then mention it in ssh_config and make the 
> adjustment to the ssh build so that it defaults to *not* being suid.

I have no problems making ssh non-suid by default since most people dont
use RhostsRSAAuthentication.

Since I have ssh changes in the works please send me the patches and I'll
apply them after the upgrade. Please add information to the manpage on how
to fix it, and a helpful error telling them what to do when the user tries
to use it.

Kris

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