Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 09:52:46 -0400 (EDT) From: matt <matt@mlink.net> To: FreeBSD-SECURITY <security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: slocate v1.6 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906050945120.6690-100000@aic-gw.mlink.net>
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Thanks to Kevin Lindsay <klindsay@mkintraweb.com> and his willingness to work with me. Secure Locate v1.6 is now FreeBSD compatible =) I originally worked up a patch for 1.5, together we cleaned it all up and it was included in the 1.6 release. For those who do not know what secure locate is, it is a replacement for GNU locate, fixes many security problems and is faster (imho) then locate. It also does not allow a user to see any files that they don't have permission to read, ie; A user can't do "locate root" and see everything in root's home dir.. or so on.. It installs binary to /usr/bin, moves "locate" to locate.old then links slocate to locate. It also places a link in /usr/libexec called "updatedb" use this command from your cron scripts or whatnot to update the slocate database which is stored in /var/db/slocate. It can be downloaded from the following sites: FTP: ftp.mkintraweb.com/pub/linux/slocate/ FTP2: ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/security/slocate/ I hope you find this of use =) Matt -- DISCLAIMER: Anyone sending me unsolicited commercial electronic mail will be charged a $100 fee for time spent reading it. Do NOT send this type of electronic mail to me. In reading this, you automatically agree to be subjected to these terms: US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. By Sec.227(b)(1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment. By Sec.227(b)(3)(C), a violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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