Stewart Stremler wrote:
> begin  quoting John H. Robinson, IV as of Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 04:01:02PM 
> -0700:
> > Stewart Stremler wrote:
> > > 
> > > I still have to chmod +x a program before I can run it, even if I'm root.
> > 
> > Not true.
> 
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/jhriv]% /lib/ld-linux.so.2 ./bash
> > bash-2.05b$ 
> 
> Hm. But I don't need to be root to do that. So it's not like root grants
> me that ability. So THAT isn't the answer to the question about IRC.
> 
> However -- I stand corrected. 
> 
> Can't seem to replicate this behavior on Solaris. I get core dumps.

I remember failing on Solaris, also.

> So is this a 'feature'?

i'm not sure what it is. I should try it on BSDi while I still have a
BSDi box about. Of course, bash is statically linked, so that is no fun.

> And how do I turn _OFF_ this feature?

Wish I knew. Without breaking hte box entirely, that is!

-john

# chmod -x /lib/ld-linux.so.2
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