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Aucbvax.2072 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!JNC@MIT-XX Sat Jul 4 00:37:56 1981 Re: setuid and root I have been screwed by this on occasion. I experimented with a version of the system with it NOP'd out, but I don't remember if it had any ill effects (I think it may have, but I'm not sure; at least none stick out in my memory). -------

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