Aucbvax.3029
fa.unix-wizards
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards
Wed Sep  9 21:17:59 1981
setuid ignored for root
>From eps@UCLA-Security Wed Sep  9 21:11:07 1981
Any Unix "purist" logged in as root who doesn't want to
see setuid honored on the grounds that "setuid is supposed
to give \additional/ privileges" can run the set- program
under adb.  An "ignoresetbits" program using ptrace(2)
might not make such a bad addition to someone's next Unix
distribution.
					--Eric

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