Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 09:57:19 +0000 From: Darius Moos <moos@degnet.baynet.de> To: tcg@ime.net Cc: FreeBSD-questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Quick Question Message-ID: <323FC77F.CFC@degnet.baynet.de> References: <323F22DE.6E24@ricochet.net> <323F4A17.EB9@ime.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Please explain to me why this is a security-risk. I've always had "." in my PATH. Darius Moos. Gary Chrysler wrote: > gordon rios wrote: > > Hello: > > Sometimes in a directory I created from my home directory I get the error > > Thanks, > > Gordon P. Rios > I've seen several replys about adding '.' (dot) to the PATH > statement, IMHO this really is not a good habbit to get into > especially for the 'root' user! Doing so is a potential > security risk! > > I suggest just typing ./hello > > -Enjoy > Gary > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours > The Borg... Where minds meet > (207) 929-3848 -- email: moos@degnet.baynet.de
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?323FC77F.CFC>