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Old 04-07-2012, 01:34 AM   #1
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init command question


Hi team,
I have a question,I found that the permission of "/sbin/init "is 755,but why can not I run this command with the general user?
 
Old 04-07-2012, 03:21 AM   #2
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well you can literally run it, but the code will check your uid and only permit any consequences to be taken by root.
 
Old 04-07-2012, 03:29 AM   #3
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The permissions for the command is indeed rwxr-xr-x (755). But, though the command can be initiated by user, it will be executed as root. That is a limitation of that command, but an intentional limitation so that the user will not accidentally harm the system.
 
Old 04-07-2012, 04:05 AM   #4
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Acid_kewpie/matrix13 Thanks a lot!
So you mean the running mechanism or verification rules has been written in the program.Because I found that the file "/sbin/init" is a compiled executable program.Is that right?


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