On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Seva Gluschenko wrote: > man sendmail: > /-C > ...skipping... > -Cfile Use alternate configuration file. Sendmail refuses to run > as root if an alternate configuration file is specified. > > and it does, for sure %-). > > Just tested this on different versions of FreeBSD and had no effects > except Mail Delivery message: > > The following address has permanent fatal errors: > -C/tmp/vixie-cf gvs > > So, sendmail _really_ refuses to accept -C key when run as root Probably you have some problems with understanding written word ;P REFUSES TO RUN AS ROOT means: if alternate config file is specified, effective root privledges (Setuid) are dropped. But from crond, sendmail is launched with uid==euid==0. DOES NOT apply. FreeBSD seems to be patched against this attack, that's another issue ;P _______________________________________________________________________ Michal Zalewski [lcamtufat_private] [link / marchew] [dione.ids.pl SYSADM] [Marchew Industries] ! [http://lcamtuf.na.export.pl] bash$ :(){ :|:&};: [voice phone: +48 22 813 25 86] <=-=> [cellular phone: +48 501 4000 69] Iterowac jest rzecza ludzka, wykonywac rekursywnie - boska [P. Deutsch]
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