Michael Stauber wrote:

> On a SuSE Linux fresh out of the box this is the case for instance and I
> would wonder if a regular RedHat wouldn't do it the same way, or at least in
> a similar fashion.

Suse may very well be unique in this; anyway I don't remember seeing it
anywhere else.

> Then again,  I think the reason for the sloppy rights of /etc are that when
> Cobalt brought the RaQ's out they targeted a market which has next to no
> Linux knownledge.

When Cobalt brought out the Raq they used Red Hat linux.  They left the
/etc permissions alone.

Jeff
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