Re: suid shell script

There are a couple of scripts I use for my own convenience that I ran setuid root I have one of those: my dialer script. What I did is create a short C wrapper: #include stdlib.h int main() { system(/root/bin/dial); return 0; } Then I made that suid root.

Re: Can't open /dev/fd0.720: Permission denied

Im having problems accessing my floppy. E.g. when using mtools Im getting the following message: Can't open /dev/fd0.720: Permission denied Cannot initialize 'A:' ls -l /dev/fd0.720 crw-r- 2 root operator9, 7 Feb 12 14:30 /dev/fd0.720 uname -r 4.7-RELEASE-p4 User is

Re: Can't open /dev/fd0.720: Permission denied

Im having problems accessing my floppy. E.g. when using mtools Im getting the following message: Can't open /dv/fd0.720: Permission denied I assume this is a typo, and the correct message is the one from the subject: Can't open /dev/fd0.720: Permission denied What are the permissions on

Re: why does 'ssh-keygen -t dsa' cause a system reboot?

while trying to get this key-pair authentication system going, i noticed something pretty strange. for some reason when i run 'ssh-keygen -t rsa' my system reboots. Every time? How about when you do a long compile? (build a kernel or make world) If it is not every time, and the same thing

Re: Disable Mozilla profile

I once suggested on bugzilla that there ought to be a -never-ever-show-the-profile-manager option when starting mozilla, but I don't think it went over very well. Here is the (fairly active) bug, relating to mozilla opening a new window when it is already running and its icon is clicked again:

Re: Disable Mozilla profile

Thanks for the reply, I am seeing the profile manager when I try to open a second instance of Mozilla. I cant open another instance until I create another profile. I understand that these profiles can be useful, but they can also be a sole reason not to use Mozilla. If it is just you, maybe

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