Hello Monks,

I have a simple setuid script: 

#!/usr/bin/perl -T
#
use POSIX qw(setuid setgid);
if ($<) {
        $( = $) = 0;
        $< = $> = 0;
        print "Could not setuid ".$<." \n" if ($<);
        POSIX::setuid(0) if ($<);
        print "Posix could not setuid either ".$<." \n" if ($<);
}

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I have the sticky bit set and the file is owned by root: 

-rwsrwx--- 1 root csit 237 2010-04-30 01:16 setuid.pl

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The output to the above is: 
Could not setuid 500
Posix could not setuid either 500

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My perl version is v5.10.1 and this is running on Fedora 10. I have also set selinux enforcing to "permissive".

TIA.

In reply to Setuid script not working by druidmatrix

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