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From: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Mohammad A. Haque wrote:

> imel96@trustix.co.id wrote:

[snip]
 
> Sounds to me like you really don't get the whole concept of permissions
> and that it's how Unix works.
> 
> Besides, why should the kernel do anythign different for you when there
> are userland tools that you can use to have the system auto-login as a
> specified user?

With apologies to Tom Lehrer...

	Hooray for the Folk Song Army,
	We will show you the way.
	'Cause we all hate poverty, war, and injustice,
	And chords that are too hard to play.

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