On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Praedor Atrebates wrote: > I see...but is it really a good idea to permit execute perms to any and > sundry? I used to think that if there were a linux virus/worm to be > concerned about that the worst that could happen under normal > circumstances is that a user who received and executed a viral script > would possibly trash his own home and that's it. Now I see that this is > not accurate...ALL users could trash their homes by executing a bad > script/executable in ANY infected user's home. The default setup makes > this possible...and most <new> users wont bother (or think to bother) to > change home perms.
But "execute" permissions on a /directory/ only affect the ability of the user/group-member/other to cd _into_ that directory - they have no bearing on the executability of the *files* therein, which must have their execute permissions set (for that level of user) in order to be runnable by them. -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 & 9.0 The engineer is neither optimist nor pessimist. He sees the proverbial half-full/empty glass and says, "The glass is twice as big as there is any need for it to be."
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