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Re: Adding a simple editor to the base system



markucz%gmail.com@localhost writes:

>> That reminds me about another major deficiency in the system:
>> scripts are still second-class compared to binaries, for instance
>> they don't setuid.
>
> I think you can run setuid scripts if you build a custom kernel with
> SETUIDSCRIPTS enabled.

Does it prevent symlink attack or simply disables the check?
If only the latter, it isn't solution. I'm getting tired explaining,
why scripts don't setuid, thus being second-class programs, contrary
to advertised. 


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