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Re: Re: [ot] how to create a user that can't log in?



also sprach Phillip Hofmeister <plhofmei@svsu.edu> [2002.01.21.1511 +0100]:
> Please, everyone flame me if this is a blatant security hole....

consider yourself flamed.

> Make your [setuid] shell script secure, non-interuptable....

good luck. there is *a lot* of insecurity in a shell script. you have to
be quite an expert to write them secure. and most of the flaws are not
at all readily apparent...

don't run shellscripts setuid or setgid.

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