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Re: "Don't try this at home"

by charnos (Friar)
on Sep 12, 2002 at 12:57 UTC ( [id://197205]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to "Don't try this at home"

That makes me curious, did the user (this node?) actually run your code as root on his system?
Otherwise, ++ferrency, these are excellent observations, useful to both new users and elder monks alike. It always should be remembered that not all are blessed with the sense of humor we monks share. ;)

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Re: "Don't try this at home"
by ferrency (Deacon) on Sep 12, 2002 at 13:29 UTC
    Luckily, the user did not actually run my code. But for a while he had everyone in the chatterbox thinking he did. "I tried what you said and now my computer won't boot. What do I do next?"

    There seem to be a lot of questions recently in the Chatterbox about "How can I run adduser to create a unix acount in my CGI script?" Personally, I think that if someone can't figure out how to do this at all, they certainly aren't going to figure out how to do it securely if I just spoon feed them the answer. And any Right Answer other than "Just Don't" is too long to fit in a chatterbox response.

    Alan

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