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From: ritz@onyx.interactive.net (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: Daily Insecurity - Sudden Change
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 15:40:23 GMT
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Craig Thompson <CRAIG@wingnet.net> is rumoured to have written:
:) In today's report, there were several files that reported like the following:

:) Setuid changes:
:) -r-s--x---  2  uucp      117       28672  Jan  1   16:40:34  1996 /usr/bin/cu
:) -r-s--x---  2  uucp      dialer    28672  Jan  1   16:40:34  1996 /usr/bin/cu
:) -r-sr-x---  1  root      118       24576  Jan  1   16:39:56  1996 /usr/bin/ppp
:) -r-sr-x---  1  root      netdial   24576  Jan  1   16:39:56  1996 /usr/bin/ppp

:) I know that I didn't change them, but they also are files that aren't even 
:) used on the system.

:) Why would they show setuid changes all of a sudden?  Has anyone else 
:) experienced this?

Dunno why they changed groups, but the file sizes and permissions are
correct.

Chris

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