Sorry :)  /etc/sysconfig/msec says:

UMASK_ROOT=022
SECURE_LEVEL=4
HISTFILESIZE=10
UMASK_USER=022
TMOUT=0

I tried running msec but no matter which level I set it to, it still
doesn't seem to affect the perl behavior.  Whatever level I set does show
in /etc/sysconfig/msec.

Ryan

> On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 13:30, Ryan Hanlon wrote:
>> Here's the /etc/security/msec directory:
>>
>> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root             Jul 10 11:47 security.conf*
>> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           27 Jul 10 11:05 server ->
>> /etc/security/msec/server.4
>> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          193 Mar  7 06:41 server.4
>> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          104 Mar  7 06:41 server.5
>>
>
> that's very nice, now cat /etc/sysconfig/msec like I said :-) That's
> where you'll see the level that's being set.
>
>> And env says SECURE_LEVEL=4.  From that directory though, I can't see
>> the
>> correct way to set it lower than 4.  I don't think you can just change
>> the
>> variable (I can 'export SECURE_LEVEL=1', but it doesn't change the perl
>> behavior).
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>
> man msec -- you can msec [level] to change it.
>
>>
>> On 28 Jul 2003, Jack Coates wrote:
>>
>> > Funky. What's the msec SECURE_LEVEL? cat /etc/sysconfig/msec. If it's
>> 4
>> > or 5, that's a damn good place to start looking.
>> >
>> > On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 12:14, Ryan Hanlon wrote:
>> > > I installed 9.1 a few weeks ago, and just recently discovered that
>> > > non-root users can't run perl scripts.  If I run any script with
>> > > #!/usr/bin/perl in the first line, I get something like this:
>> > >
>> > > -bash: ./test.pl: /usr/bin/perl: bad interpreter: Permission denied
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > The script itself is executable, and permissions are correct on
>> Perl.
>> > > (/usr/bin/perl is a link to perl5, which is a link to 5.8.0, which
>> is 755)
>> > >
>> > > There are no \r's or other odd characters in the shebang line.
>> > >
>> > > There are no acl's set on any of /usr/bin/perl* or the parent
>> directories.
>> > >
>> > > Any normal user can execute /usr/bin/perl somescript.pl, but can't
>> run
>> > > somescript.pl by itself.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > If this is a problem with the default Mandrake setup then I'm sure
>> the
>> > > question has been asked before, but I haven't found any suggestions
>> on
>> > > Google except the usual things above.  Is there anything else that
>> can
>> > > cause this?  Maybe extra restrictions set in kernel-secure?  I can't
>> > > imagine why someone would think that's a security feature.  And for
>> the
>> > > bonus question, how can I undo whatever it is that prevents users
>> from
>> > > running perl normally?
>> > >
>> > > Appreciate any thoughts.
>> > >
>> > > Ryan
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ______________________________________________________________________
>> > >
>> > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
>> > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>>
>> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
>> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
> --
> Jack Coates
> Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
>
>
>


Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Reply via email to