Some questions.

[Computer Center]

In article <2281 at gryphon.CTS.COM>, wrm at pnet02.cts.com (William Mattil) writes:
> 
>         From a security stanpoint, it is not a good idea to include the
> current directory (.) in the PATH for root.
> 

Whatever you do, don't put  .  in root's PATH before the usual directories
which could cause you (as root) to execute, let's say "ls" and get some
total stranger. For example, a script in that directory like

    chown root file
    chmod 4777 file
    ls $*

and you have just created a trojan horse for someone _and_don't_even_
_know_anything_has_happened_.

Thos Sumner       (thos at cca.ucsf.edu)   BITNET:  thos at ucsfcca
(The I.G.)        (...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!thos)

OS 2 -- the Operating System for puppets.

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