Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 09:38:50 -0400 From: "Richard Ward" <mh@greyhat.org> To: "Alexandr Kovalenko" <never@nevermind.kiev.ua>, "FreeBSD Security" <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:27.rc Message-ID: <000a01c207df$59b08fc0$5ce659d8@workstation> References: <200205291636.g4TGaZX40801@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020530133429.GA86256@nevermind.kiev.ua>
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Must we really nit-pick about this? Be thankful that the advisory reached you in a timely manor and move on. -- Richard Ward, Founder. http://www.greyhat.org Grey Hat Consortium -- Intelligent Internet Security. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexandr Kovalenko" <never@nevermind.kiev.ua> To: "FreeBSD Security" <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 9:34 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:27.rc > Hello, FreeBSD Security Advisories! > > On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 09:36:35AM -0700, you wrote: > > > ============================================================================ = > > FreeBSD-SA-02:27.rc Security Advisory > > The FreeBSD Project > > > > Topic: rc uses file globbing dangerously > [snip] > > I. Background > > > > rc is the system startup script (/etc/rc). It is run when the FreeBSD > > is booted multi-user, and performs a multitude of tasks to bring the > > system up. One of these tasks is to remove lock files left by X > > Windows, as their existence could prevent one from restarting the X > > Windows server. > Please, read man 7 X, and see, that X is called "X Window", not "X > Windows". > > -- > NEVE-RIPE > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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