chmod u+s /usr/bin/smbmnt --- why not?

--s+ ser at metalab.unc.edu
Mon Jun 17 11:14:04 CEST 2002


--->[Quoting Michal Kochanowicz <michal at michal.waw.pl>:]

> Are  there any  serious security  problems with  smbmnt
> suid root? I find it very convinient to let users mount
> some resources...

It always  lowers system's security, but  currently there
is no known exploits.

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