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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kdesu overrides user's PATH with hardcoded path
From:       Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi () kde ! org>
Date:       2008-09-04 6:40:13
Message-ID: 20080904064013.GA26998 () ugly ! local
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 02:52:43AM +0200, Anders Lövgren wrote:
> The modified $PATH will at least protect against e.g. running a bad
> ~/bin/cat from a program or script that happens to use whatever cat
> that comes first in the $PATH.
> 
*how* is a bad cat supposed to get into ~/bin, huh? why do you want to
secure the door of an obviously blown up house?

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