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> If I try to run ps in a xterm, I get an error message saying that
> "This /bin/ps is not secure for setgid operation"
> Permissions on /bin/ps are 0555.
> It runs perfectly well from a regular shell prompt.
> This has started happening just now, no new programs installed, Red Hat
> 6.1.
What are the perms of your "xterm"?
>From one source of ps
==
if(getuid()!=geteuid()){
fprintf(stderr, "This /bin/ps is not secure for setuid operation.");
exit(1);
==
So, it seems your uid!=euid. In the given environment.
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jaju
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