setuid for "ssh"

[Tom Callahan]

hosts.equiv deals with rsh....not ssh. I'd recheck what you are trying
to do....

Thanks,

Tom Callahan
TESSCO Technologies
(443)-506-6216
callahant at tessco.com

A real engineer only resorts to documentation when the keyboard dents on the forehead get too noticeable.



alan wrote:

>On Thu, 29 Dec 2005, Gavin McDonald wrote:
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>>Why can't you simply su to root, then start ssh.  I'm sure the list will
>>correct me if I'm wrong, but I think running ssh _as_ root is a huge
>>security hole.  (If it is even possible...)
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>So is using rhosts files.  One box get rooted, they all fall.
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