Ruslan Ermilov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 03:04:07PM -0700, Dima Dorfman wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Is there a particular reason, other than the desire for more setgid
> > programs, that ifmcstat(8) is setgid kmem? It seems that there's no
> > reason anyone but root would want to use it, anyway. OpenBSD and
> > NetBSD already nuked its setgid bit; any reason why we shouldn't
> > follow suit?
> >
> $ ifmcstat
> kvm_openfiles: Permission denied
I don't follow. Yes, it needs access to kmem to work. However, I
don't see why anyone other than root would need to run it, so why is
it setgid? root can access kmem either way.
>
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