utmp group proposal

[Chris Waters <xtifr@dsp.net>]

Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> writes:

> > Bug:
> > Title: utmp group proposal
> > Posted: 09 May 99
> > Proposer: Wichert Akkerman
> > Seconders: Branden Robinson, Joel Klecker, Ossama Othman, Raphael Hertzog,
> >            Marco d'Itri, Joseph Carter 
> > Status: discussion
> > Description:
> >  Create a new utmp group that can modify utmp, programs that were
> >  previously  suid root can be sgid utmp instead.

> The only objection I recall (that the person doing the objecting didn't
> want to do something no other dist was going to) has been adressed..  Do
> we have a consensus now?

I posted an objection that I thought we should check with a security
expert to make sure there aren't any known security issues with this
idea.  I don't know if that's been done, but the moment it is, my
objection will be (has been?:) withdrawn.

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