Re: drop_privileges: setuid(0) succeeded (when it should not)

From: <emcgough_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:32:42 GMT

> The drop_priviliges: setuid(0) happens (as a case and point)
> when I run /usr/lib/sendmail -bi (a.k.a newaliases) as root

Changing settings from

> -r-s------ mailnull mailnull /usr/lib/sendmail

to

-r-x------ 1 root mailnull /usr/lib/sendmail

Made the error with /usr/lib/sendmail -bi go away

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