On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Benjamin Scott wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Jerry Callen wrote:
> > FWIW, here's a list of setuid programs from an old RH 5.2 system:
> >
> [snip]
> >
> > This is a lot of programs, and there are some I was surprised to see
> > (like xterm).
>
> xterm is SUID-root because it has the option of updating the utmp and wtmp
> files to record logins and logouts. (This is, IMNSHO, a design flaw in Unix.)
>
> What I want to know is, why the heck is ping SUID-root?
To generate various ICMP packets, you require root privs.
- Marc
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