On Mon 10 Jan 00, 4:04 AM, D-Man said... > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 11:27:38AM -0800, Xucaen wrote: > | would writing scripts in a compiled language like > | C be a solution? > | > > If any binary files can be exec as suid, then I would recommend > python. It will have more of the feel of a script with its high level > view of things. > > Python programs can be byte-compiled to .pyo files. It may be an > option to have the .pyo file suid while hiding the .py source itself. hmmmm. i think the right tool for the job is sudo. you can open a bottle of beer by prying off the cap with a knife. but why would you? > | can a user have permission to exec a script > | contained in a directory they don't have read > | access to? do you have linux installed already? sounds like an easy experiment. :) pete
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