From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 8625e5c1 for ; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 01:21:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id BCD0A9BB38; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:49 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88C089BA1D; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:27 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9D9F99BA1D; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta16p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta16p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.80]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 85FA79BA17 for ; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep16p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20190807012120.KCDB21775.viclafep16p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:20 +1000 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduvddrudduuddggeeiucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuuffpveftpgfvgffnuffvtfetpdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffujgfkfhgfgggtsehttddttddtredvnecuhfhrohhmpeffrghvvgcujfhorhhsfhgrlhhluceouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecurfgrrhgrmhephhgvlhhopegrnhgvuhhrihhnrdhhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefpdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqedprhgtphhtthhopeeothhuhhhssehtuhhhshdrohhrgheqnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptd X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.335) id 5D49251C0021D498 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:20 +1000 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x771LJnN082894 for ; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:19 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id x771LH6k082891 for ; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:19 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:21:17 +1000 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <1564954057.6926.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: [TUHS] Set-uid shell scripts X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Just to extend this thread a bit more, when did the set[ug]id bit start getting turned off if the file was overwritten? I've used so many *x systems over the years that I cannot remember, but I don't think even root was exempt i.e. part of any upgrade process was to put it back again. -- Dave