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Re: Purging Privileged Files???
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"Dr. Ferenc Nagy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Dr. Ferenc Nagy
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Tue, 6 May 1997 09:30:01 +0200
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On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Doug Werth wrote:

> Maybe I am missing something here but there is already a secured utility on every system that allows you to purge a PRIV file. FSCHECK. The purgefile command allows you to do it and if you have not messed with the access rights of the TELESUP account then average users won't have access to it.
>
> Are there drawbacks to this? I don't think so. I have seen purgefile advocated for use in purging spoolfiles with the Bad Variable Block structure error.
>
> Of course, just like DBUTIL, FSCHECK doesn't ask twice before purging a file, not even once.
>
FLUTIL.PRV.TELESUP on my HP 3000.
                                        Frank Nagy

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