From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 20 23:36:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45AAD1065675 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:36:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jille@quis.cx) Received: from smtp1.versatel.nl (smtp1.versatel.nl [62.58.50.88]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E3DC8FC29 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:36:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jille@quis.cx) Received: (qmail 19736 invoked by uid 0); 20 Apr 2008 23:36:54 -0000 Received: from ip83-113-174-82.adsl2.versatel.nl (HELO istud.quis.cx) ([82.174.113.83]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp1.versatel.nl (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for < >; 20 Apr 2008 23:36:54 -0000 Received: by istud.quis.cx (Postfix, from userid 100) id 11C2339866; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:36:53 +0200 (CEST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on istud.quis.cx X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.4 Received: from [192.168.1.10] (unknown [192.168.1.10]) by istud.quis.cx (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2790139864; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:36:50 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <480BD392.1050306@quis.cx> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:36:50 +0200 From: Jille User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "William O. Yates" References: <1208732123.19532@ns3.tru2life.net> In-Reply-To: <1208732123.19532@ns3.tru2life.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vi secure X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Security issues \[members-only posting\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:36:59 -0000 Does one of the following files enables secure mode? /etc/vi.exrc $HOME/.nexrc $HOME/.exrc .nexrc .exrc Those are the vi-startup files (as stated by the manpage) -- Jille William O. Yates schreef: > On 20/Apr/2008 13:32 Ben Kaduk wrote .. > >> On 4/20/08, William O. Yates wrote: >> >>> Recently started using vi macros. >>> >>> When attempting to use one which accessed the external shell, got the following >>> >> message: >> >>> "The ! command is not supported when the secure edit option is set." >>> >>> >> Are you running vi as root? I believe that will automatically set secure mode. >> >> -Ben Kaduk >> > > Yes, running as root (toor actually)... > > ns1:/usr/local/interchange/catalogs/store> uname -a > FreeBSD ns1.tru2life.net 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 10:40:27 UTC 2007 root@dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > ns1:/usr/local/interchange/catalogs/store> > > ..william.o.yates...hackware.at.tru2life.net...tru2life.info... > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >