Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:53:07 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Jordan Krushen <jkrushen@home.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Setuid shell script problem Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.4.02.9809170951110.4593-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <000201bde1a0$82062660$0300000a@oblivion.purplemedia.com>
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On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, Jordan Krushen wrote: > I have a setuid shell script which doesn't seem to be running as the owner's > uid.. Setuid shell scripts don't. They're a big security whole, and almost all versions of UNIX disable them by default. If you really want it, you can write a small C program to change the uid and chain the programs together. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Chen | Opportunites are seldom labeled --------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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