Re: Email based attack on University
On Tue Oct 8, 2019 at 5:35 PM Keith Bainbridge wrote:
> So I put noexec under the heading of it may deter somebody who is
> looking for easy targets.
Yes I think of it like a speed bump, rather than a barrier.
> bash without the -c will run a script however.
Yes.
> Now to make that info useful. I have back-up disks mount noexec and then
> unmount as part of the script. BUT I've had a couple of instances of the
> back landing in the mount point for some reason. If the script is on the
> disk, it can only run if the disk mounts, surely. So now is the time to
> check it all out
Yes that sounds correct: if the mount didn't happen, the script isn't
there, so it won't run.
> Again, thanks for persisting.
You're welcome!
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