Re: Setuid execution not allowed

Jacob Salomon (jake@apparel.net) wrote: <snip> : Having seen Joe Lubley's reply, I'd like to explain a bit. (Quite : unusual for me. ;-^) : If you log in as root, CD to $INFORMIXDIR where the engine was : installed, and run ./installonline, it should reset permissions as : needed in order to run properly. Just make sure you have the serial : number and that mecifully short key. Yes, this will brand the product : again but you do not have to reinstall from the tape. And it will brand : it as it was already branded before, so what do you care? : This sounds easier than checking the ownership/permissions and setting : them right manually. : Joe, do you approve? Pretty simple solution, but it should work. Anytime I do something like this I stash off a copy of the onconfig file.....I know its superstitious behavior, but I basically distrust all install scripts, even the usually-good Informix ones. There's another way to do this somewhat easily, as I discovered after mistakenly restoring executables as root and not keeping ownership the same. In the $INFORMIXDIR/etc directory are files called *files where the * is "online" or "esql", etc. These files contain a list of all files, owners, groups, and permissions, including the suid bits. It's trivial to write a script to either verify the files or change the owners/permissions to the correct one. Joe BTW, Jake, I never worked for Informix....wash your mouth out with soap!!! :) : -- : -- Jake (Engaged in the persuit of undomesticated aquatic avians) : : +-----------------------------------------------------------+ : | Impeccable Logic: A thought process which successfully | : | resists chicken bites | : +-----------------------------------------------------------+ -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------