[Openicc] Introduction / Gutenprint]

[Robert L Krawitz]

   Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:43:48 +0200
   From: Gerhard Fuernkranz <nospam456 at gmx.de>

   And I think I am permitted to do "lp file.ps", if file.ps is owned
   by me and has only 0400 permission, am I?

You'd be surprised what can happen in an NFS environment, if the
spooler requires the lp command to be setuid root.

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