Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!bob@ucla-locus From: bob@ucla-locus@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Security and $PATH Message-ID: <3666@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sun, 31-Jul-83 15:13:55 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3666 Posted: Sun Jul 31 15:13:55 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Aug-83 09:57:49 EDT Lines: 10 From: Bob EnglishWhile it is possible to "fake out" a shell script in this manner, it isn't likely to help you much. In V7, for example, shell scripts do not run setuid, and anything you faked the script into doing, you could have done yourself anyway. On systems such as 4.1bsd, which do allow setuid shell scripts, the script should re-set all inherited parameters itself anyway. --bob--