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Subject: Re: ISA slot detection on PCI systems?
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Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:50:47 +0000 (GMT)
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> But you're thinking like a developer, not a user.  The right question
> is which approach requires the lowest level of *user* privilege to get
> the job done.  Comparing world-readable /proc files versus a setuid app,
> the answer is obvious.  This sort of thing is exactly what /proc is *for*.

Both require the same level of user privilege. 

	cat /proc/wasteofmemory/dmi | dmidecoder
v
	/sbin/dmidump | dmidecoder

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