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Re: setuid/setgid binaries contained in the Debian repository.



Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> wrote:
> 
> nethack is the only game which comes to mind which does this, and I think it
> should probably be changed to keep the saved game in the user's home
> directory.  This was clearly done in order to try to prevent cheating, but
> again, these days the player has root anyway.

If the player has root then why are discussing the possibility of the
player cracking into the games group?
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