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Date:	Tue, 22 Oct 2002 22:37:10 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Shell scripts [was Re: Avoiding /etc/passwd and /etc/group scans]
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On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 10:15:31PM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Pierre A. Humblet wrote:
>> I would also distribute a script or a program to chmod all scripts
>> in a tree. Under user control, not from setup.
>
>I have a reasonably customizable script that I use for exactly the
>opposite -- some files in my tree are created executable, and I use this
>script to chmod -x all those that aren't (using extensions OR magic).  If
>people think it would be helpful, I could modify it to do what you wanted
>and send it to this list.

I'd like to see what you have.  Thanks for offering.

cgf

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