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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kdesu overrides user's PATH with hardcoded path
From:       Anders =?iso-8859-1?q?L=F6vgren?= <lespaul () algonet ! se>
Date:       2008-09-05 23:25:42
Message-ID: 200809060125.42822.lespaul () algonet ! se
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On Thursday 04 September 2008 08.40.13 Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> 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?

Regarding the *how*, huh? and ~/bin: you had an idea about it yourself in your 
previous mail, why asking me? :-)

I don't think we need to discuss the *how* further here, theres better forums 
for that. For the second question I would like to switch the viewpoint: If 
the house is not blown up, why not lock the door?
 
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