[Xorp-hackers] Shell command suppport

Ray Qiu Ray Qiu <ray.qiu@gmail.com>
Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:03:25 -0700


I see.  Is it because of the security concern?  Thanks.

--Ray

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:03:51 -0700, Atanu Ghosh <atanu@icsi.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> If you have installed xorpsh as a login shell then we do *not* want to
> allow shell commands to be executed. Which is why João explained how it
> is possible to distinguish a xorpsh login shell from a xorpsh started
> from the command line.
> 
>      Atanu.
> 
> >>>>> "Ray" == Ray Qiu <ray.qiu@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>     Ray> I made a patch to add command "shell" to the operational mode.
>     Ray> It uses system() call.  It can be used to execute Unix shell
>     Ray> commands.  I didn't see any problems even when I configured to
>     Ray> use xorpsh as the login shell.  Screen capture is attached.
> 
>     Ray> Did I miss anything?
> 
>     Ray> --Ray
> 
>     Ray> On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:17:31 -0300, João Carlos Mendes Luís
> 
> 
>     Ray> <jonny@jonny.eng.br> wrote:
>     >> In Unix, if it is a login shell, two conditions will occur:
>     >>
>     >> - $SHELL wil be set to /path/xorpsh - argv[0] of the runnig
>     >> process will have a '-' as the first character
>     >>
>     >> Both of these, especially the last, could be checked to verify if
>     >> it is a login shell, and decide to allow or not shell commands.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> Atanu Ghosh wrote: > If the xorpsh is installed as a login shell
>     >> it may not be desirable > to allow the execution of shell
>     >> commands.
>     >> >
>     >> > Atanu.
>     >> >
>     >> >
>     >> >>>>>>"Ray" == Ray Qiu <ray.qiu@gmail.com> writes:
>     >> >
>     >> >
>     >> > Ray> Hi, Is there any particular reason that XORP doesn't
>     >> support > Ray> executing shell commands from the CLI?
>     >> >
>     >> > Ray> Thanks.
>     >> >
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