>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:34:08 +0600 (NOVT) >From: "Maxim M. Kazachek" <stranger_at_sberbank.sibnet.ru> > So, imagine, i'm accidentally deleted /bin with your most wanted >static sh... And, of course, due to static nature of /bin/sh it was >removed from /rescue? Nothing will protect you from shooting in the leg, >neither static linking, nor assumption that /lib is OK. So go ahead and make /bin/sh also have a (hard) link to /rescue/sh. Then the referenced action merely decrements the link count, and the executable itself doesn't go away. Sure, you could be more imaginative with foot-shooting, but the stated problem is really easy to avoid. Peace, david (reluctant to contribute to this thread....) -- David H. Wolfskill david_at_catwhisker.org If you want true virus-protection for your PC, install a non-Microsoft OS on it. Plausible candidates include FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris (in alphabetical order).Received on Sun Nov 23 2003 - 18:43:33 UTC
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