port-mac68k: set-uid programs

Subject: set-uid programs
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Eric Sharakan - SMCC High Performance Computing <sharakan@icarus-tm.East.Sun.COM>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/08/1997 18:31:54

I'm running stock NetBSD 1.2.1 on my IIci (with stock X 1.2), and it seems like 
set-uid programs aren't working like set-uid programs.  The two examples I have 
are xterm (specifically with the -C option), and xload.

Xterm is set-uid root, yet is unable to open /dev/console when given the -C 
option.  Xload is set-gid kmem, yet is unable to open /dev/mem.  Both of these 
programs work okay if I run them as root.  I can also chown /dev/console to me, 
and then xterm -C works.

Anyone know what's going on?

-Eric