On Nov 17, 3:21pm, Niko.Makila@csc.fi wrote: > Subject: Re: CERT Advisory CA-93:17 > Peter's message dated: Tue, 16 Nov 1993 15:35:27 PST > > > > % cat >! /tmp/fofo > > < ... etc ... > > > It seems like at least on some systems you can only create files, not > append to or replace existing files. > > //niko > >-- End of excerpt from Niko.Makila@csc.fi I've tried this on a couple of our HP systems (300's and 700's running both 8.07 and 9.01). It seems as if I can only create log files in directories where I have write permission. For example, /etc is 755 owned by root so I can't create any log files (even using the default name) there. If I change the permission of /etc to 777 then I'll be able to create and update files for which I have write permission. Again, passwd seems to be protected since it's 444. Have I missed something or have others seen similar results? -- Patrick Allen (alpa@mbari.org) Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Voice: 408-647-3724 160 Central Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 FAX: 408-649-8587