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Re: set group id on directories


From: jhill () srd bt co uk (Jake Hill)
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 95 09:32:16 GMT


I'd like to know if a sgid bit on a directory represents a security risk,
given the fact that the directory is not world or group writable.

I inherited an old SunOS 4.1 box a while ago like this - dunno if that is
what the distribution was like, but I didn't like the look so I just reset
all the sgid bits with no nasty side effects.

Jake.



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