Problems with rc.subr and suid script

[Chuck Swiger]

Eric W. Bates wrote:
> I've written a CGI which is calling /usr/local/rc.d/squid.sh in an 
> attempt to start/stop the proxy.  Stopping works fine; however, whenever 
> I try to start it I'm having permissions problems.
> 
> It seems as tho rc.subr is using RUID instead of EUID.
> 
> The CGI is written in perl.

Perl may be disregarding the setuid bit of the script in order to avoid the 
security risks.  Consider changing your script to work via sudo.

-- 
-Chuck