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Subject: Re: SGID/SUID on scripts
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Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Presumingly, the biggest concern is with scripts owned by root.
> Who can unlink, move or change the script? The owner and his
> group can change it; the directory owner can unlink it ...

Anyone can make a link to such a script in, say, /tmp and then
mess with the link :(