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From: "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@lanl.gov>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] So What is P9 good for.....
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Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 08:11:58 -0700
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On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Douglas A. Gwyn wrote:

> Actually you can, but only if the *only* use of privilege
> on the system is to implement a suitable security policy.

well you're an old Unix buzzard so I'll let you and Spaf argue that one.
Security makes me dizzy.

> The use of set-UID-0 *applications* on Unix was extremely
> short-sighted.

Hey, it was worth a patent. And at the time it certainly beat the options
(which on the systems I user were: none)

ron