Michael Fowler [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth: *>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.
This works great in a textbook, not at 3am when some programmer is getting their beauty sleep and their program has crippled the system leaving you with single user and no other choice. perldoc -U will get you what you want. Also, http://perldoc.cpan.org/ works great in a pinch. e. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
