Integrate fping into Solaris [PSARC/2008/160 FastTrack timeout 03/05/2008]

[James Carlson]

Darren J Moffat writes:
> I don't believe anyone has an issue with the functionality this provides 
> more with the need for it to be installed setuid given that it isn't 
> privileges(5) bracketed like the existing /usr/sbin/ping.  Yes nmap 
> isn't privileges(5) bracketed either but it isn't installed setuid.

That's ok.  Neither is this installed setuid -- the submitter
previously clarified by saying that the invoker must be root with
privileges sufficient to open the raw socket.

(Yes, the man page says that you can install either way, and, yes,
this ought to be clarified that it's installed without setuid on
OpenSolaris.)

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