Re: [dev] Remount rootfs sync on impending battery depletion.

From: Antoni Grzymala <antoni_AT_chopin.edu.pl>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:54:27 +0100

Ethan Grammatikidis dixit (2010-12-22, 23:02):

> On 20 Dec 2010, at 6:56 pm, hiro wrote:
>
> > Ever heard of setuid root??
>
> I thought this was supposed to be a script? The Linux kernel prevents
> the SUID bit from taking effect on scripts "because SUID scripts are
> almost always security exploits." NOT my words, btw.

He probably meant setuid on /bin/mount itself. Still, sudo does the
job just fine despite suggested lack of sucklessness and other
unforgivable faults.

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