On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:26:56 -0700, Jim Lawson wrote: > Thanks todd. I wasn't aware anyone ran dump as anything other than root.
Typically all you need is group operator to do dumps. It is often easier to do remote dumps as non-root since you don't have to allow root ssh on the destination host. > I noticed the problem when I couldn't do any dumps to remote files, unless I > dumped to stdout and piped the output through ssh. The inconsistency between root and non-root behavior is confusing. Ultimately, I think we should remove rcmd(3) from the C library. Your diff is a good first step. - todd
