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File permissions under SunOS 4.1.1

#6749
From: Bruce Klein
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 1991 02:37
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While running cops on a newly installed Sparcstation SLC, I noticed the
following files were shipped as world writable:

/etc/aliases.dir
/etc/aliases.pag
/etc/mtab
/etc/remote
/etc/sm
/etc/sm.bak
/etc/state
/etc/utmp

Is there a good reason for any of these files to be world writable, or can
I restrict access?  Thanks for your help.

[[Ed's Note: I don't see any problems restricting access access (at least
to only group and owner writable). Sun is notorious for the "secure"
network mode of shipping Suns. You might want to check your
/etc/hosts.equiv file while you're at it. :) -bdg]]

Bruce Klein
brucek@emperor.scs.com
...uunet!emperor!brucek
(408) 371 2900
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From: emperor!unicorn!brucek@uunet.uu.net (Bruce Klein)
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Subject: File permissions under SunOS 4.1.1
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