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Article #865Re: SVR3 passwd changes mode of passwd file
From: Ross Wakelin
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1988 08:39
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1988 08:39
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I am not going to argue whether V.3 should or should not change the modes of whatever files, but I am going to add this: My employing company is selling unix based boxes running canned applications (mind you, who isn't), into sites where there is absolutely no unix expertise (and in some cases, no EDP expertise at all), and where the customer has no intention of gaining that expertise. What that means is that the people in my unit are responsible for maintaining the environment on those customer machines, usually remotely. Anything that stops a potentially ignorant customer from accidently stuffing files like passwd is seen by me as as help, not a hinderance. Thats all. -- Ross Wakelin uucp: uunet!vuwcomp!nezsupp!rossw Unix Support Consultant rossw@nezsupp.icl.co.nz ICL (NZ) Ltd audio: +64 4 724 884 Wellington, NEW ZEALAND PO Box 394, Wellington, New Zealand
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari!vuwcomp!nezsupp!rossw From: rossw@nezsupp.icl.co.nz (Ross Wakelin) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5 Subject: Re: SVR3 passwd changes mode of passwd file Summary: Bad, but then again good Message-ID: <178@nezsupp.icl.co.nz> Date: 28 Sep 88 08:39:33 GMT References: <3394@dunkshot.mips.COM> <5060001@hpsal2.HP.COM> <443@stiatl.UUCP> Reply-To: rossw@nezsupp.UUCP (Ross Wakelin) Organization: Support Unit, ICL (NZ) Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand Lines: 25