On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Nathan E Norman wrote: > Indeed. I didn't really understand the point (I DO mount /var/tmp, > /tmp, and /home noexec on some servers ...)
I find that noexec is only useful on NFS-mounted filesystems if you are trying to prevent spoofing. There's really not a benefit in preventing normal users from making executables as they are confined within their permissions anyway. I guess it would mess up the script kiddies, but it won't be more than an annoyance to a real cracker.
