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Subject: Re: open_as vs fuid
From: Todd Vierling (tvwasabisystems.com)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 09:23:13 CST

On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, Michael Richardson wrote:

: Are you are suggesting that the program wouldn't have need to be setuid in
: the first place had it used some server?

: Or that one should do:
: if(fork()==0) {
  ...
: /* send file descriptor to parent */

Either, depending on the situation. :) 

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