On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 10:23:40AM -0500, Messier, Jean-Francois wrote: > > This might seem like a beginner's question, but I saw several > messages ending with something about perldoc. I tried this command under > HP-UX v11, and first it did not work. I found where the program actually > was, and retried. I then got a reply saying something linke "Superuser must > not run /opt/perl5/bin/perldoc without security audit and taint checks.". > Nice, but this server is used only by root user, and is *not* a production > system in any way. Do I really need to create a dummy user ID just to use > this function, or can I still use it ?
Unless actually administrating the system, you should always run things as a non-privileged user, regardless of whether or not the box is in a production environment. So, to answer your question, yes, you should create a "dummy" user ID, and consistently use it. > And what about Linux ? I could run Perl under Windows, but that sounds > like a non-sense to me. Since I have a Linux station, I might as well take > advantage of it. I think this command can be very useful, but I first need > it to run properly. What about Linux? You'd be in no different a situation with it than you would be with HPUX. Michael -- Administrator www.shoebox.net Programmer, System Administrator www.gallanttech.com -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
