Re: This is why FreeBSD...
  By: Takumi to Angus Mcleod on Sun Aug 15 2004 22:43:00

 >  > I think you missed the point, which was that if it can only be run by roo
 >  > then why is it not "invisible" to non-root users, as
is (for example) ifc
 > 
 > So, you're saying you'd rather exchange one error for another?

No, what I'm saying is that utilities that are not intended for non-root use
are not usually placed where non-root users can *attempt* to access them.  If
'chown' is _correct_ in it's refusal to run for non-root users, then it is
_oncorrect_ in it's placement in the file tree.

 > BTW, you can make chown "invisible" to non-root users by
logging in as root
 > and typing:
 > mv /bin/chown /sbin/chown

Why do you keep telling me *nix trivia?  

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