>>>>>>>> On Thu, 6 Mar 1997,, J.P.D. wrote:

 J.P.D.> I've seen people write some nice scripts to do the job for
 J.P.D.> mortal users.
 J.P.D.>
 J.P.D.> As already noted though:
 J.P.D.>
 J.P.D.> The setuid shell script can be run by any user logged in on
 J.P.D.> your system, either on the console or over the network.
 J.P.D.>
 J.P.D.> As not already stated: Shell scripts that are setuid to root
 J.P.D.> are generally considered specifically risky. It's probably
 J.P.D.> not a real item in your situation anyway.

Doh, A group can be created for that purpose.

borik

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