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From: rshwake@irscscm (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: can you setuid a ksh script?
Summary: setsh offers facility even absent ksh
Keywords: ksh, setuid, shellscript
Message-ID: <1990Apr3.134249.7699@irscscm>
Date: 3 Apr 90 13:42:49 GMT
References: <1990Mar30.144523.7446@axion.bt.co.uk> <15175@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: rshwake@irscscm.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
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Before we acquired a site license to Korn Shell (ksh-i), we utilized a
locally modified version of 'setsh' found in Wood and Kochan's _UNIX_
System_Security_. The original version would permit one to run a shell
program setuid or setgid, as is available with ksh's /etc/suid_exec, but
would not support the interactive running of such a shell (e.g. a menu).
Our version would support menus, and was primarily used for same.