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- From: fitzgb@mml0.meche.rpi.edu (Brian Fitzgerald)
- Subject: Re: How to give root permission to user??
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:47:25 GMT
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- <KJB6@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
- >I would like to create a script file that will do some commands that only root
- >is allowed to do. How do I allow users to use this file to see the results?
- >
- >I think it is in the 'chmod', but I am not sure.
-
- The question is answered in the comp.security.misc FAQ. The article
- contains the reasons why suid shell scripts are unsafe, and information
- about suid binary programs.
-
- Brian
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