| Art Alexion on 25 Jun 2007 02:27:59 -0000 |
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On Sunday, 24 June 2007 09:13, Carl Gustafson wrote: > On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 01:53:22AM -0400, Doug Crompton wrote: > > I should know this but at the moment it slips me... how do I allow access > > to binary files, scripts, etc. in the user directory without having to > > specify ./xxxxx ??? > > It sounds like you want to be able to run executables that are located in > the current working directory without having to specify that directory (ie. > you want to type myapp instead of ./myapp). If this is the case, the way it > is done is to add the current working directory to your PATH variable. > HOWEVER, this is generally (and for good reason) considered to be a BAD > IDEA for security purposes - it allows a malicious user to sneak an > executable into your own directory that would supplant an otherwise "safe" > binary from, say /usr/bin. This is why . (the current working directory) is > NOT in the PATH by default. I've made it a habit, scripts in progress go in ~/bin (not in my PATH); Once I'm satisfied with them, I copy them to /usr/local/bin. I understand what you are saying about "sole user, not a security problem", but its just easy to do and a good habit to get into. -- _____________________________________________________________ Art Alexion PGP fingerprint: 52A4 B10C AA73 096F A661 92D2 3B65 8EAC ACC5 BA7A Keyserver: hkp://subkeys.pgp.net The attachment - signature.asc - is my electronic signature; no need for alarm. Info @ http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/signature.asc.what.html _____________________________________________________________ Attachment:
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