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Re: [cobalt-users] remove slash



At 03:51 PM 26/01/02 +0000, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:14:30 +0000
> From: Revd leonard payne <vicarage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> All Eddys other suggestions seem downright dangerous to any
> blue washing machine owner. I use symlinks -  so comeone eddy
> ... elaborate .. and let the discussion roll

Symlinks can also be downright dangerous.  I hate to post "how to
crack in a nutshell" messages, but all of this is easily
available elsewhere...  I guess I'll elaborate:

To use symlinks, FollowSymLinks must be on.  If this directive is
applied to users' directories, they may use symlinks to bypass
path checking.

correct me if I'm wrong here but no telnet (or shell) access means a user cannot create a sym-link right?

- Bill B.


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