jsin@CS.UCLA.EDU (12/03/88)
Hello, I have a factory installed MAC II with A/UX 1.0 on a 80MB hard disk. Recently, I installed an ethernet card to hook it upto our local unix network. This went fine, and everything worked great. However, when I "get" a file with FTP, the files are all owned by "root". Has anyone notice this too, or is it something I did/didn't do? I'm a fair unix user, but this is my first time administering a unix system, so assume I don't know anything and tell me even if it's something really obvious. Thanks for your help! John (Jonghoon) Sin (Above opinions are my own and etc, etc, etc...) UCLA SEASnet Facilities InterNet: jsin@seas.ucla.edu 2567 Boelter Hall UUCP: ...!(uunet,ucbvax,rutgers)!seas.ucla.edu!jsin Los Angeles, CA. 90024 VoiceNet: (213) 206-6864
angel@umigw.MIAMI.EDU (angel li) (12/03/88)
In article <18505@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> jsin@CS.UCLA.EDU (John Sin) writes: > >However, when I "get" a file with FTP, the files are all owned by "root". >Has anyone notice this too, or is it something I did/didn't do? > I've seen A/UX systems where /usr/ucb/ftp has suid privileges. Just chmod 755 /usr/ucb/ftp to fix this. -- Angel Li University of Miami/RSMAS Internet: angel@flipper.miami.edu UUCP: ncar!umigw!angel
brooks@Apple.COM (Kevin Brooks) (12/06/88)
There is a problem in A/UX 1.0 where ftp is suid root. Yes I know this is a
major security hole. I would suggest that everyone running A/UX 1.0 check
their ftp permissions and change them to 755 instead of 4755. This will
correct your problem with files being owned by root after you ftp them and will
also correct a security hole present in 1.0.
Kevin Brooks
A/UX Specialist, Apple Computer APPLELINK: BROOKS3
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