Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 29 Mar 2001 01:36:03 +1000 | From | john slee <> | Subject | Re: Disturbing news.. |
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On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 03:10:08PM +0100, Sean Hunter wrote: > On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 06:08:15AM -0600, Jesse Pollard wrote: > > Sure - very simple. If the execute bit is set on a file, don't allow > > ANY write to the file. This does modify the permission bits slightly > > but I don't think it is an unreasonable thing to have. > > > > Are we not then in the somewhat zen-like state of having an "rm" which can't > "rm" itself without needing to be made non-executable so that it can't execute?
aiiiieee, my head hurts now, thanks :(
j.
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