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SubjectRe: 2.2.0 SECURITY - *IMPORTANT*
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Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk> writes:

> Temporary workaround - type in the following:
>
> limit coredumpsize 0
>
> This will tell Linux NEVER to dump a core. Do this for accounts you think
> might do something like ldd core. =)

Is this a joke? Just because the system doesn't dump core doesn't
mean someone can't create one & run ldd on it. Or does it only work
on a fresh core dump dumped on the same machine on which ldd is run?

--
Harvey J. Stein
BFM Financial Research
hjstein@bfr.co.il

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