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nimisha m
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what are setuid/setgid perl scripts?
Aug 17 '07 #1
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numberwhun
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Well, you may want to read the Wikipedia entry on setuid / setgid as this will let you know what they are (specific to the Unix OS). Also, if you are using these, you may also want to read the perlsec perldoc page.

Regards,

Jeff
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