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From: Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca>
To: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: Security question: "Text file busy" overwriting executables but
 not shared libraries?
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Alexander Viro writes:
> <nit>
> I _really_ doubt that something does write() on /etc/passwd.  Create a
> file and rename it over the thing - sure, but that's it.
> </nit>

# vi /etc/passwd

				Regards,

					Richard....
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