It needs to be considered as a distro policy level, so I guess they are different. But it's the same issue -- GREP_OPTIONS changes the behavior of a tool that is used for various purposes, including things that can effect security.
I simple tool (attached) can be used to detect shell scripts that need changing.... Ciao! ** Attachment added: "A script to find shell scripts that need 'unset GREP_OPTIONS'" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/8954849/find-grep-opt -- GREP_OPTION can break system scripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67141 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs