-----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joy Methew Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 5:45 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: command thanks george i dont wanna do this from permission. On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:11 PM, George Magklaras <georgios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > If permissions cannot solve the problem (chmod, selinux) (you do not > specify who is others), you could briefly re-write your script in Perl and > use perlcc (man perlcc) to produce an executable that is not so easy to > read. > > -- > -- > George Magklaras BSc Hons MPhil > RHCE:805008309135525 > > Senior Computer Systems Engineer/UNIX-Linux Systems Administrator > EMBnet Technical Management Board > The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, > University of Oslo > http://folk.uio.no/georgios > > > > Joy Methew wrote: > >> hello all, >> >> i make a script on bash shell to create 100 users. now i >> wanna make this script as a command then i copy this script in /bin >> directory.give execute permission. >> >> it`s working. >> >> but now any other can read this script bcoz this is in simple text format >> not encryptd and not in binary. >> >> i waana hide my scripting. >> >> any suggestion. >> >> thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why not use permissions? chmod ug-rw,+x should do exactly what you want, and is millions of miles more "secure" than obfuscating with perl. One question - if everyone is going to be able to run the command, why do you care if they can cat it? Rob Marti -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
