new FAQ: why suidperl isn't suid

Taken from: recent -security thread.
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Michael Lucas 2002-01-14 13:08:47 +00:00
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<username>toor</username> if you want to use it.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question id="suidperl">
<para>Why is <command>suidperl</command> not working
properly?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>For security reasons, <command>suidperl</command> is
installed without the suid bit by default. The system
administrator can enable suid behavior with the following
command.</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>chmod u+s /usr/bin/suidperl</userinput></screen>
<para>If you want <command>suidperl</command> to be built
suid during upgrades from source, edit
<filename>/etc/make.conf</filename> and add
<varname>ENABLE_SUIDPERL=true</varname> before you run
<command>make buildworld</command>.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>