[Linux-Discussion] Re: System Config question
- From: Nils Vogels <nivo+linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 17:02:29 +0200
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 06:48:30PM -0400, Balvinder Sabherwal wrote:
>
> Hi Guy's
>
> on my Linux server, every time I have to execute a script or an Executable
> file, I have to prefix it with a ./ in the current directory. Is there a way
> I can configure it so that I don't have to prefix it with ./ and it can
> execute with just the name of executable.
>
Yes, there is by updating your PATH variable to include ".", but there are
quite some security risks involved.
For instance, you could be running a trojanised version of the 'ls' program
that is in your current working dir .... think about that before you add "."
to your $PATH !
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