Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!rehmi From: rehmi@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Security Message-ID: <866@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 16-Jul-83 02:41:44 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.866 Posted: Sat Jul 16 02:41:44 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Jul-83 13:55:45 EDT References: <2825@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 9 As far as 4.x bsd and chroot(), there is no danger. namei() checks whether you are in your root dir and throws away ".."s if you are. -Rehmi -- By the fork, spoon, and exec of The Great Basfour. Arpa: rehmi.umcp-cs@udel-relay Uucp:...{allegra,seismo}!umcp-cs!rehmi