non-superuser chown(2)s considered harmful

[Neil Rickert]

In article <2800:Dec1001:29:4890 at kramden.acf.nyu.edu> brnstnd at kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) writes:
>Exactly. This is why several people have been arguing for chown() to
>work between current and effective uids. Does chown() have any other
>reasonable use?
>
 A great idea.  Just look at the flexibility it will provide creators of
trojan horse programs.

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