Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!gwyn@brl-vld From: gwyn%brl-vld@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Security and $PATH Message-ID: <3669@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sun, 31-Jul-83 16:33:35 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3669 Posted: Sun Jul 31 16:33:35 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Aug-83 03:25:34 EDT Lines: 7 From: Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)I firmly believe that all shell scripts should set their own $PATH before running any commands. We have almost as many $PATHs here as we have users, and some folks have programs in their $PATHs that have the same name as system utilities (yes, we know that sounds stupid, but there are good and sufficient reasons for it).