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Subject: Re: Majordomo 1.93
From: Dave Barr <barr @ math . psu . edu>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 10:10:40 -0400
To: James FitzGibbon <james @ teamos2 . org>
Cc: Peter Sivo <peters @ oes . amdahl . com>, majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM, silliker1 @ bronze . interlog . com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 19 Jun 1995 21:02:59 EDT." <Pine.BSD/.3.91.950619210028.3713A-100000@teamos2.org>

In message <Pine.BSD/.3.91.950619210028.3713A-100000@teamos2.org>, James FitzGi
bbon writes:
>I had the same problem, but it was related to the sticky bits.  Make sure 
>that your wrapper is set up something like this :
>
>-rwsrwsr-x  1 root  majordom  37251 Jun 13 16:27 wrapper*
>
>The difference is the u+s and g+s bits, which made my system change from 
>doing exactly what you're experiencing to flawless operation.

Uh, that's not right.   Did you compile using POSIX or non-POSIX rules?

If you compiled using POSIX, the g+s bit is unnecessary.  If you
compiled using non-POSIX rules you just opened up a security hole
the size of the Space Shuttle's launch assembly building.

The FAQ explains all this stuff about wrapper permissions and compilation
options.

http://www.math.psu.edu/barr/majordomo-faq.html

--Dave


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