Re: /dev/tcp, and a LD_LIBRARY_PATH question.

[casper () fwi uva nl (Casper Dik)]

> > LD_PRELOAD works as described, though the source says its not to be documented
>
> Of course the source says not to document it. Its a major security hole and as
> we know, security holes are hushed up.
>
> -ken


LD_PRELOAD is no more of a security hole than LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

Besides, it *is* documented in Solaris 2.x:

     LD_PRELOAD
          A list of shared objects that are to be interpreted  by
          the  dynamic  linker at run time.  The specified shared
          objects are linked in after the program being  executed
          and  before  any  other shared objects that the program
          references.