Previously Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>         Could some one please supply the language to be finally
>  included in the policy document?

How about this?

--- policy.sgml.org     Tue Jun  8 17:10:09 1999
+++ policy.sgml Tue Jun  8 17:09:41 1999
@@ -2531,6 +2531,21 @@
          
          
       <sect>
+        <heading>Using pseudo-ttys and modifying wtmp, utmp and lastlog
+
+       <p>
+         Some programs need to create pseudo-ttys. This should be done
+         using Unix98 ptys if the C library supports it. The resulting
+         program should then not be installed setuid root, unless that
+         is required for other functionality.</p>
+
+       <p>
+         The files <tt>/var/run/utmp</tt>, <tt>/var/log/wtmp</tt> and
+         <tt>/var/log/lastlog</tt> should be installed writeable by group
+         utmp.  Programs who need to modify those files should be installed
+         install setgid utmp.</p></sect>
+
+      <sect>
        <heading>Editors and pagers</heading>
          
        <p>


Wichert.

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