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version 1.4, 2002/01/23 23:03:24 version 1.5, 2007/07/26 16:10:15
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 ulimit(2) or getrlimit(2) can also be used on some OS's.  If all  ulimit(2) or getrlimit(2) can also be used on some OS's.  If all
 else fails you can use the value of NOFILE in <sys/param.h>.  else fails you can use the value of NOFILE in <sys/param.h>.
   
 Also, some operating systems have a broken implementation of POSIX  
 saved IDs.  If sudo prints the error message "seteuid(0) failed,  
 your operating system may have broken POSIX saved ID support" this  
 means saved IDs are not implemented properly.  You should run  
 configure with the "--disable-saved-ids" option and rebuild sudo.  
   
 Sudo tries to clear the environment of dangerous environment variables  Sudo tries to clear the environment of dangerous environment variables
 such as LD_* to prevent shared library spoofing.  If you are porting  such as LD_* to prevent shared library spoofing.  If you are porting
 sudo to a new OS that has shared libraries you'll want to mask out  sudo to a new OS that has shared libraries you'll want to mask out
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