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Old 01-29-2005, 11:14 AM   #1
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Is setting a file to non executable secure as uncommenting lines in rc.M?

For instance if I am not using sendmail would it be more secure to uncomment it in rc.M or just make sendmail non executable?
 
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With slack it tests for the file to be executable befre running it. So long as root owns rc.sendmail it should be secure.
 
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