From: pa3gcu <pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl>
To: Jim Reimer <wa5rrh@arrl.net>, Ray Olszewski <ray@comarre.com>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Script as root
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:10:02 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0210012110020B.00233@unix.pa3gcu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3D99C948.9020704@arrl.net>
On Tuesday 01 October 2002 16:11, Jim Reimer wrote:
> suid bit on a script is ignored, isn't it?
AFAIK yes, and the saying is, never run a script as root, root is evil, one
small oversight and damage can be done period.
I once was accused of destorying someones system because i said, "if" you
want to get all the information from the script then you will need to run it
as root, if it is run under a user it will not gain some vital information
from your /etc dir, a few days later a mail appierd on that particular
mailing list saying i had destroyed his system with my script.
Many still use that script actually but thats asside the point, root is evil.
> -jdr-
>
> Ray Olszewski wrote:
> > Yes. You want to set the suid bit on it and have it owned by root. "man
> > chmod" (or maybe other chmod documentation) for the details.
> >
> > At 09:55 AM 10/1/02 -0400, Paul Kraus wrote:
> >> I have a backup script that mounts a drive on my xp workstations. Is
> >> there a way I can set this script to run as root so that I do not have
> >> to su every time I want to run it?
> >
> > --
> > -------------------------------------------"Never tell me the
> > odds!"--------
> > Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
> > Palo Alto, California, USA ray@comarre.com
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >------
--
Regards Richard
pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-01 21:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-01 13:55 Script as root Paul Kraus
2002-10-01 14:23 ` Paul Furness
2002-10-01 14:57 ` File in use Samba ( was Script as root) Paul Kraus
2002-10-01 16:12 ` Ray Olszewski
2002-10-01 14:24 ` Script as root szonyi calin
2002-10-01 14:38 ` pa3gcu
2002-10-01 15:52 ` Ray Olszewski
2002-10-01 16:11 ` Jim Reimer
2002-10-01 21:10 ` pa3gcu [this message]
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