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Old 06-27-2005, 09:57 PM   #1
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passwd command is set in suid root. why???

why is this.
 
Old 06-27-2005, 10:00 PM   #2
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so than non-root users can change their password...
 
Old 06-27-2005, 10:02 PM   #3
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In order to write to the password files? Alternatively, you could make /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow world writable so anyone can change anyone's passwords.
 
  


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