Bug 251685 - [RFE] Add a /bin/rbash symlink pointing to bash
Summary: [RFE] Add a /bin/rbash symlink pointing to bash
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 106493
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: bash
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Tim Waugh
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-08-10 12:32 UTC by Dams
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:12 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-08-10 13:33:31 UTC
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Description Dams 2007-08-10 12:32:28 UTC 
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Description of problem:
In the man bash, there is the description of a feature of bash being called as rbash (r as in restricted). See the RESTRICTED SHELL chapter in man bash for details.

The bash package should provide this symbolic link and add an entry for it in the /etc/shells file.

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How reproducible:
Always


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Nothing to reproduce.

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Comment 1 Tim Waugh 2007-08-10 13:33:31 UTC 
Providing a symbolic link adds no security at all.  rbash is meant to be used in
chroot-type environments where /bin/sh is not in the PATH -- otherwise, just run
'sh' and you are unrestricted.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 106493 ***
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