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On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 20:21 -0400, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> Sure:
> 
>   # rm -f /sbin/init
> 
> And reboot.  Then you have a *perfectly* safe system to run as root.  :)

:-)

Hey, don't forget that EVERY unix box has /sbin/init running as root.  I
fail to see how running vi, rsync, wget, etc. as root when /sbin/init is
sitting there running as root the whole time.  If someone can overwrite
ps or ls they can surely overwrite init.  ;-)  

-Jim P.