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Re: /home as noexec and X



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I have to jump in here...

>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Waters <xtifr@dsp.net> writes:

    Chris> joost@pc47.mpn.cp.philips.com wrote:
    >> On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Avery Pennarun wrote:
    >> > I already suggested logic like this:
    >> >
    >> >       if it exists
    >> >               if it's executable (chmod +x)
    >> >                       execute it
    >> >               else if it's not executable
    >> >                       run it with 'sh'

What would this code do for ~/.xsession being a binary (yes,
improbably, but not impossible) that I forgot to make executable?

I don't even want to think about it...

There should at least be an option somewhere that enables the current
behavior... which should be the default!!!  (How many noexec /homes
are there?  Certainly not on any development system...)

Bye, J

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