SunOS 3.2 tip problems

[Tom Poage]

J Dana Eckart writes:
>X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 7, Issue 23, message 3 of 12
>
>I have a Sun 2 running SunOS 3.2, my problem is that tip leaves a
>LCK..cua0 file in /usr/spool/uucp after "normal" users finishing
>"tip"ping. If root runs tip, however, the offending file is removed
>automatically.  I also have the problem that tip won't disconnect when the
>other modem drops the connection.
>...

Try this,

Problem:	Normal user uses tip(1).  Tip leaves lockfile LCK..*
		in /usr/spool/uucp.  Lockfile does *not* go away.
		However, lockfile *does* go away for root and uucp.

Solution:	1) Make new group uucp in /etc/group.
			uucp:*:4:user,user, . . .
		2) Chown uucp.uucp /usr/bin/tip
		3) Chmod 04750 /usr/bin/tip
		4) Chown -R uucp.uucp /usr/spool/uucp
		5) Chmod 0775 /usr/spool/uucp

The lockfile goes away when it's supposed to, security isn't too bad(?),
and those not in the uucp group can't access tip.

Tom Poage, UCDMC Clinical Engineering, Sacto., CA
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