Server software recommendations

Sean Conner sean at conman.org
Fri May 15 00:48:10 BST 2020


It was thus said that the Great Sean Conner once stated:
> 
>   And because I feel compelled to state this:  setuid() only works for root.

  Let me further clarify this before the replies come pouring in---the
simple answer is "setuid() only works for root".  The complex answer is more
nuanced and involves the "effective user id" concept.

  -spc


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