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Diffstat (limited to 'txr.1')
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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -44685,7 +44685,7 @@ it has to be running with a root effective user ID somehow. In order to execute a file which is setuid to a non-root user, \*(TX has to be running effectively as root or else as that user. It doesn't matter whether these privileges are achieved effectively using the setuid mechanism, or -whether \*(TX is running with the require user ID as its real ID. +whether \*(TX is running with the required user ID as its real ID. However, if \*(TX is running setuid, it takes special care to temporarily drop the privileges as early as possible, and eventually to drop the privileges permanently before executing any code, other that the setuid |