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Re: Avoiding /etc/passwd and /etc/group scans
Christopher Faylor wrote:
> Nope. I was wrong. If ntsec is active then it has complete control.
>
> I sort of like this since it is like linux but since setup.exe won't
> properly extract files with the executable bit turned on, I guess I
> have to override this.
Crossing e-mails.
> I guess I have to do the same thing for '#!' magic too, right? Ugh.
> There goes a big ntsec advantage.
Good point. Even when ntsec is on, cygwin will accept to execute
shell scripts that do not have x.
Pierre