Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems..

From	Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk>
Newsgroups	uk.comp.os.linux, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems..
Date	2013-07-01 09:51 +0100
Organization	Roaima. Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK
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References	<kpsi1n$37d$1@dont-email.me> <fmip9axqu1.ln2@perseus.wenlock-data.co.uk> <kqkclk$k80$1@dont-email.me>

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In uk.comp.os.linux David <david@55952163-3189045.bogus.domain.invalid> wrote:
> Thanks for the tip, I didn't know about the 'id' command.
> I'm guessing that this might be because the $USER variable could be faked?

Yes. But this isn't really a security issue because the remainder of
the script cannot work without those root permissions anyway.

Chris

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rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. David <david@55952163-3189045.bogus.domain.invalid> - 2013-06-19 15:17 +0000
  Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. Rikishi42 <skunkworks@rikishi42.net> - 2013-06-20 00:49 +0200
    Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. David <david@55952163-3189045.bogus.domain.invalid> - 2013-06-25 11:50 +0000
      Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. Rikishi42 <skunkworks@rikishi42.net> - 2013-06-26 01:59 +0200
  Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-06-20 10:16 +0100
    Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-20 14:19 +0100
      Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. David <david@55952163-3189045.bogus.domain.invalid> - 2013-06-25 11:17 +0000
  Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2013-06-20 10:57 +0100
    Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. David <david@55952163-3189045.bogus.domain.invalid> - 2013-06-25 11:40 +0000
      Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2013-06-25 21:00 +0100
  Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. dave.gma+news002@googlemail.com.invalid (Dave Gibson) - 2013-06-20 18:37 +0100
    Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. David <david@55952163-3189045.bogus.domain.invalid> - 2013-06-25 14:00 +0000
      Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-06-25 15:24 +0100
      Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. dave.gma+news002@googlemail.com.invalid (Dave Gibson) - 2013-06-25 19:23 +0100
  Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2013-06-20 18:04 +0000
  Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. dave.gma+news002@googlemail.com.invalid (Dave Gibson) - 2013-06-25 23:37 +0100
    Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. dave.gma+news002@googlemail.com.invalid (Dave Gibson) - 2013-06-26 01:54 +0100
    Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. David <david@55952163-3189045.bogus.domain.invalid> - 2013-06-28 16:12 +0000
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      Re: rsync: exclude all, then include only specified, wildcard problems.. Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2013-07-01 09:51 +0100

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