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Old 04-06-2005, 02:15 PM   #1
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How to setuid root

I am installing jffnms for monitoring. After I install nmap the instuctions say Nmap should be set-uid root. I am not familiar with how to do this. When I searched the man page it didn't give me a syntax example.

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Old 04-06-2005, 03:02 PM   #2
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i think they mean chmod +s or chmod 4755 exucutable.
 
Old 04-06-2005, 03:24 PM   #3
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Could you be more specific as to what the syntax would like?
 
Old 04-06-2005, 03:39 PM   #4
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chmod 4755 path to nmap say nmap is in /usr/bin then type

chmod 4755 /usr/bin/nmap as root
 
Old 04-06-2005, 03:59 PM   #5
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Thank you!! That's exactly what I needed.
 
  


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