From: dahms AT ifk20 DOT mach DOT uni-karlsruhe DOT de
Subject: Re: Simple chroot using chdrive
28 Nov 1997 22:20:12 -0800
Message-ID: <009BDFEC.819A4A40.29138.cygnus.gnu-win32@ifk20.mach.uni-karlsruhe.de>
To: garbanzo AT hooked DOT net
Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com, dahms AT ifk20 DOT mach DOT uni-karlsruhe DOT de

Hi Alex, you wrote:

: While it may be a security issue, or flawed in many respects, this is how
: Unix works.  If the goal of cygwin.dll is to emulate Unixish functions,
: chdrive isn't what is being looked for.  Chroot() incidentally can only
: be used by the super-user.

I agree with you! I meant to say it would be a security issue if
half-heartedly implemented under gnuwin32. And I forgot it needs
'appropriate privileges', which brings me to the question of how to
implement suid programs under gnuwin32 savely... Any ideas?


Bye, Heribert (dahms AT ifk20 DOT mach DOT uni-karlsruhe DOT de)
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