From: Sam Varshavchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Chris Berry writes:Isnt' setuid usually a "bad thing" as it opens up all kinds of security holes? (though from what I hear PHP isn't exactly real secure either)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] httpd]# ls -l /bin/ping -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 35302 Jun 23 2002 /bin/ping
Quick -- get rid of 'ping'. It's a major security hole.
Hehe, ok, I get your point, though speaking of ping, most high security firewalls drop icmp responses. I'm just canvasing for opinions so don't take it personal. *grin*
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