Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Dumping /dev/zero to the console | Date | Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:36:06 -0600 | From | Drew Eckhardt <> |
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In message <199607182022.PAA10655@nixnet.qrp.com>, Nathan.Lewis@nixnet.qrp.com writes: >On 18 Jul 96 at 1:19, Paul Gortmaker <gpg109@rsphy6.anu.edu.au> >wrote: > >Is there any reason /dev/zero should be readable by normal users,
It is needed to map-in zero filled pages for the dynamic linker.
Unless everything on your system is statically linked, changing its permissions would be a _very_ bad idea.
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