Re: Security question: "Text file busy" overwriting executables but not shared libraries?

From: Richard Gooch (rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca)
Date: Thu Oct 04 2001 - 00:53:25 EST

Alexander Viro writes:
> <nit>
> I _really_ doubt that something does write() on /etc/passwd. Create a
> file and rename it over the thing - sure, but that's it.
> </nit>

# vi /etc/passwd

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                                        Richard....
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