in reply to Untainting backtick command data

Is $dbname safe? Is your PATH safe? What's the exact error message? Did you try "use diagnostics"?

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Re: Re: Untainting backtick command data
by OpelSpeed (Initiate) on May 18, 2004 at 13:07 UTC
    All other scalars are safe. They were successfully untainted. I guess it should be $ENV{PATH} then. I'm just a beginner so I didn't even bother with this one. How can I untaint it??
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      1. by setting it to a fixed value 

      $ENV{PATH}="/path/part/one:/path/part/two";

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      2. by un-setting it and calling the external prog directly: 

      $ENV{PATH}='';
`/usr/bin/rsh ...`;

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      regards,
      tomte

      An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
      -- Albert Camus

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        It worked! Thanx a lot! Greetz, OpelSpeed
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