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vi security

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From: Bob Sanderman
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 1988 03:00
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Is there a way to set up vi so that the user is prevented from
doing a shell escape?  Executing vi with SHELL set to null works
fine until the user types ':set shell=/bin/sh'.  Is there a way
to prevent 'set' invocation?

Thanks
Bob Sanderman
mhuxu!rs
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From: rs@mhuxu.UUCP (Bob Sanderman)
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Subject: vi security
Message-ID: <7691@mhuxu.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jun 88 03:00:44 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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