Re: core files
Raul Miller (rdm@test.legislate.com)
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 15:51:31 -0500
Albert D. Cahalan <acahalan@cs.uml.edu> wrote:
> 1. Look for an exact security match.
> 2. If none, look for root.
> 3. If not found, dump core.
>
> Step 2 is really for setuid programs and servers that change UID.
> It is not intended to catch normal user processes. In fact, it
> should just dump a standard core if it catches one by accident.
It should also clear the setuid bit on the executable, and be very,
very careful to not step on anything when dumping core.
--
Raul
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