Sv.2 suid bits

[Edward C. Bennett]

In article <114 at brl-tgr.ARPA>, gwyn at brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>) writes:
> > On SV.2 (3b2, pc7300 (Safari)) suid bits do not work on shell scripts.
> 
> Eek, I should hope not!  Can you say "Security hole big enough
> to drive a truck through?"  I knew you could!

	I've heard that said about shell scripts many times, but no
one has ever explained why. Could some knowledgeable soul fill me
in please?

Thanks much,

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Edward C. Bennett

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