A setuid bash doesn't give up root.

I've discovered something interesting. # cp /bin/bash /tmp # chmod u+s /tmp/bash $ /tmp/bash $ whoami karlheg # cp /usr/bin/zsh /tmp # chmod u+s /tmp/zsh $ /tmp/zsh # whoami root Perhaps we should have a policy that says all of our shells should follow the Bash behaviour?

Re: A setuid bash doesn't give up root.

Karl == Karl M Hegbloom [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Karl Perhaps we should have a policy that says all of our shells Karl should follow the Bash behaviour? This would help a *tiny* bit, but there are many many programs other than shells that will wreak havoc if they're made set-uid.