Doesn't this open a huge security hole? Right now, a user can do the
following:
ln -s some_other_file core
./command_that_dumps_core
and get a core dump in some_other_file.
Now, suppose root can dump core. Then if there is a link from core to, say,
/etc/passwd, strategically located, and root dumps core in that directory...
I don't think there is a problem if root core dumps were always placed in
/root/core, or some other "safe" location. But not the current directory.
dave...
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