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Date:      Tue, 28 May 1996 09:05:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
To:        coredump@nervosa.com (Chris J. Layne)
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [linux-security] Things NOT to put in root's crontab (fwd)
Message-ID:  <199605281605.JAA23308@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960528075236.205A-100000@onyx.nervosa.com> from "Chris J. Layne" at "May 28, 96 07:52:51 am"

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> == Chris Layne ======================================== Nervosa Computing ==
> == coredump@nervosa.com ================ http://www.nervosa.com/~coredump ==
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 11:47:00 +1000
> From: Paul Szabo <szabo_p@maths.su.oz.au>
> To: Multiple recipients of list BUGTRAQ <BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG>
> Subject: Re: [linux-security] Things NOT to put in root's crontab
...

> #! /usr/local/bin/perl --
...
> 
> if ( -d '/usr/apollo' ) { $apollo = 1; }

Not a very safe check to see if you are running on an Apollo system,
this would get tripped by a few of my systems used for cross work.

Better check would be
if ( -d '/sys/node_data' ) { $apollo = 1; }


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Rod Grimes                                      rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company                 Reliable computers for FreeBSD



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