[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: about web pages build



[gah, replying to myself]

On Sun, May 07, 2000 at 12:08:37AM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> But it is actually a /usr/bin/perl script (not suidperl?!) and group
> debwww. Since Linux kernel explicitely forbids setuid scripts, and I guess
> that includes Perl, this would mean that the parent process would already
> have to be suid to run it, so the suid bit on the file isn't worth much.

Actually, I've seen this work. Strange.

> Finally, is the stuff in /org/www.debian.org/update.mirrors etc used by
> anything? The script has a wrong path to ~archvsync and the READMEs aren't
> quite clear...

The paths in the web scripts were fixed, too, BTW.

-- 
Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification


Reply to: