Shell Scropts

[Mark Sargent]

Mark Sargent wrote:

> Michael A. Peters wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 2005-04-15 at 11:09 +0900, Mark Sargent wrote:
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>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> John, to execute a file, you need to give it the right permissions.
>>>   
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>> Correct
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>>> Do this from the command prompt, 'chmod +x filename' minus the 
>>> quotes from within the directory the file is in.
>>>   
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>> Correct
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>>> You must be su'd in as root to do this.
>>>   
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>> Incorrect. You only need to have ownership of the file, which he does if
>> he downloaded the file as his normal user.
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> Hi All,
>
> yep, you got me there..damn, I was on a roll with that(I 
> thought-lol)...cheers.
>
> Mark Sargent.
>
Hi All,

a little curious about this now. If a user downloads a bin or script 
file that is coded to attack a system, and the local user can set 
execution, the executed file won't damage the system due to it not being 
a root file, yes..? Have I got that correct..? Hope so. Cheers.

Mark Sargent.