----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Farkas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Markie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ruben de Groot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 3:20 PM Subject: Re: Restricting ICMP
> > Is it? I thought it was setuid root for a reason :o) > .... > > I just woke up, so it may well be I am just being stupid :o) > > Well, I didn't know ping needed suid. I stand corrected and > apologise for any misleadings. > > /me is the stupid one... time to go to bed :) If it makes you feel any better, I feel rather stupid too. :) Here I was, thinking: "Hmm, chmod g+s, as means of allowing only folks in wheel access, is not going to work;" whereas the glaringly obvious solution: to remove execution-bits from "o" using chmod 4550, for some bizarre reason, escaped me. :) /me, feeling stupid too. - Mark _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
