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From: tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu (Mark Tinguely)
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Subject: Re: Questions/problems with 386BSD 0.1
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Date: 29 Jul 92 13:56:46 GMT
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In article <1992Jul29.042244.29277@umbc3.umbc.edu> cs481a07@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs481a07) writes:

>	I've been trying to get RNto compile on 386BSD 0.1. It dies on
>linking with a undefined _stty and _gtty. I've dug through everything I
>can think of and can't find a way around/fix for this. Has anyone gotten
>RN to work?

 in config.h define TERMIOS.

>problem 3: I noticed that anyone could run shutdown. the permissions were
>
>-rwsr-x--- owner root group operator. I changed the permissions to
>-r-x------ and anyone can still run it. (you get the shutdown: NOT super-user)

 it appears the change in the check for permissions in kern_execve.c returns
 a successful executable if any of the execute bits are on. Definately
 something to change.