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Re: [PLUG] permissions and setuid
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gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
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> On Sat, Jun 02, 2001 at 03:01:28PM -0400, timo wrote:
> > I want this script to be the only means of getting the box online.
>
> You don't. Any sane Unix-like OS ignores the setuid bit on scripts,
> and it should. If you're actually running a kernel that allows this,
> stop.
Hmmmmmmmm...
Well, thanks for telling me now (as in before I spend all weekend
on this).
> It is woefully simple to write a C wrapper program to do this, which
> is only valuable if you do it correctly, and that's the best thing
> to do.
albeit woefully simple it still sounds well beyond my means.
I'm just a simple NT administrator trying to change my ways.
> I'm about to run out the door, otherwise I'd send some sample code.
> Maybe later.
Would be appreciated. I like to see it.
timo
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