I seem to recall that one of the msec levels actually does keep a list of 
files and file permissions and changes things to match... which can be a 
bit annoying :)

I believe it was the last time I used Paranoid on a home system.

--Nathan

On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Derek Simkowiak wrote:

> 
>       I have installed an RPM.  It creates a file /usr/sbin/exim that is
> SUID, which is the way it needs to be.
> 
>       But after a while that file eventually loses its SUID bit,
> automatically.  (Figuring out WTF was happening was quite a frustrating
> experience, if I may say.)
> 
>       So, what program is doing this?  The only one I can think of is
> msec, but I cannot find any documentation about msec saying that it will
> change file permissions; I only find documentation saying that it will
> report certain files as being SUID.
> 
>       I do not have X windows on this box, so I need to know what text
> configuration file to change.  At the least, I'd like to know what program
> does this.
> 
> 
> Thank You,
> Derek Simkowiak
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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