Subject: Re: Xserver trouble...
To: netbsd-help , port-i386 <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Hume Smith <hclsmith@localhost.isisnet.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 12/22/1995 18:09:52
> > This may be a permissions problem on your xterm binary.
> > /usr/bin/X11/xterm is usually installed setuid root so that it can use
> > the TIOCCONS ioctl to get console output (the -C flag).

just curious - i thought it was setuid so it could change
the tty permissions so people couldn't mess with you?

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