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Re: SECURITY PROBLEM: autofs [all versions]



Joey Hess wrote:
> 
> Christopher W. Curtis wrote:
> > Clue: popen failed because the program couldn't be executed.
> 
> Er, the point is that if you don't check your system calls, you're a bad
> C programmer, as your multiple other errors in a trivial C program
> attest. Come back when you've learned how to write valid C.

point is if you test if a file exists and not if it is executable and
then try to run it you are a bad shell programmer and should not be
writing init scripts

now my bladder is empty and this thread is too long to be funny

Christopher



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