Quote:
Some systems set up a 'workaround' by adding the dot (".") to the search path,
thus enabling files in the current path to be found and executed. This is
highly dangerous since you may accidentally launch unknown programs in the
current directory instead of the usual system-wide files. As a result,
creating 'Trojan Horses' which exploit this weakness and intrude your system
is rather easy.
I think this is why they've left off the "." in the file name. Or maybe they
just wanted to confuse me, I don't know.
On Monday 03 February 2003 22:43, you wrote:
> hehe, actually all the ssh config filenames are written that way....
>
> > btw, am i the only one who finds it annoying that sshd_conf isn't
> > sshd.conf?
> >
> > - --
> > Aaron J. Seigo
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> > "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler"
> > - Albert Einstein
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