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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: "chmod u+s" problem
Date: 14 Sep 1995 12:05:30 +0200
Organization: Private U**x site, Dresden.
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James Seng <jseng@technet.sg> wrote:
>Oh no! Lets not start a long threat of "Setuid Script" here please.
>
>Please read the FAQ for comp.security.unix. The answer is all there.
>In short, setuid script are not allowed.
You can create setuid Perl scripts if you like (and put
#!/usr/bin/suidperl in the very first line).
Perl will tell you about your security holes. :-)
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)