Subject: Re: changed files: 'src/usr.sbin/yp/ypbind ypbind.c'
To: Theo Deraadt <deraadt@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Adam Glass <glass@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
List: source-changes
Date: 11/15/1993 00:24:22
> Update of /b/source/CVS/src/usr.sbin/yp/ypbind
> In directory sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu:/c/users/deraadt/norm/src/usr.sbin/yp/ypbind
> 
> Modified Files:
> 	ypbind.c 
> Log Message:
> ypset should only be permitted from a reserved port.
> from Tor Egge <tegge@pvv.unit.no>
> 

there should be a ypbind command line switch to turn this off.  As you
know, non-pure unix machines, and pcs don't follow this rule.  See
the '-n' switch to mountd.

of course, one could argue that anything running yp is a unix box,
but thats a cheap exit.

later,
Adam (who needs sleep bad)


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