Re: Changing user password from a PERL CGI script?

["Andrew Smith" <rhml k1k2 com>]

> On Tue, 2002-01-15 at 19:57, Christopher Keller wrote:
>> 
>> > 
>> > Have you tried to run this with suEXEC enabled? If so, that won't
>> > work. You might want to read "Using SetUserID Execution for CGI" in
>> > the Apache manual.
>> > 
>> > -- 
>> 
>> Okay, stupid question. I thought linux basically banned you from
>> running SUID scripts at the OS level becauase it's totally insecure?
>> The only way to do what he wanted was a compiled and suid C binary.
>> Was there a way to override this restriction or am I just wrong?
>> 
>> --Chris
>> 
>> -- 
>> Christopher Keller
>> Systems Engineer
>> "Want fixed-wireless broadband access? We're coming."
>> BeamReach Networks -- Sunnyvale, CA
> 
> Oh, you can do it, but don't be surpirsed when the "l337 h4X0r5 0wn
> y0ur 80X".
> 
> -- 
> Chris Kloiber, RHCE

Correct me if I'm wrong - but isn't sudo/visudo what you use this for?

Of course hackers will own your box - but what is "l337"?
or should it be "137"? :-)

-- 
-Cheers
-Andrew

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