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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: suid script support by kernel?
Date: 19 Nov 1996 02:08:43 GMT
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vcba79@ms1.hinet.net (Vincent Chen) wrote:

> function, what security hole will be created? Also, the 
> installer ask me 'does your kernel support suid script?'.
> Does my freebsd 2.1.5 release kernel support this function?

No, it does not.

It's best to have a look at the Perl5 `port', and see which
configuration it is using.  I think this one supports suidperl, and it
is believed to be secure.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)