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From John Madden
Subject Re: Automated database backups and authentication
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In response to Re: Automated database backups and authentication  ("Chad R. Larson" <clarson@eldocomp.com>)
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> The problem with that is most UNIX systems are able to display the
> contents  of the environment of a process.  Some make it easier than
> others (on BSD  systems, it is as easy as a switch on "ps") but most
> can do it.
>
> That was (I believe) the reason that the variable was going away in
> 7.3,  because it is a security hole.

Don't those systems only display the environment of the processes that one
owns?  That's how it seems on Linux, anyway...

John






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