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From:
Dan Sugalski
Date:
November 29, 1999 05:05
Subject:
Re: getspnam-support
Message ID:
3.0.6.32.19991129080730.00c62560@tuatha.sidhe.org
>Returning the shadow data just because you're running as root is a possible
>security hole.

If you're running as root there are no security holes since there is no
security. You can already do anything you want, so why quibble over this?

					Dan

----------------------------------------"it's like this"-------------------
Dan Sugalski                            even samurai
dan@sidhe.org                           have teddy bears and even
                                        teddy bears get drunk

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