python adds an extra half space when reading from a string or list

[Chris Angelico]

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 2:47 AM, Νίκος <nikos at superhost.gr> wrote:
> Στις 3/7/2013 6:44 μμ, ο/η Chris Angelico έγραψε:
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 1:36 AM, ����� <nikos at superhost.gr> wrote:
>>>
>>> I will *not* give away my root pass to anyone for any reason but i will
>>> open
>>> a norla user account for someone if i feel like trusting him and copy my
>>> python file to his homr dir to take alook from within.
>>
>>
>> Well... well... baby steps. That's something at least. That's still a
>> huge level of access, though; with a non-root account on your server,
>> I would be able to - I think - read all your customers' code. You
>> would have to chroot the user you give, and if you're going to do
>> that, you may as well just give the code as a .py file. Really, you
>> need to have a MUCH stronger respect for shell access, even non-root.
>>
>> ChrisA
>>
> I did not understand you.
>
> How with a  normal user account named "chris" how will you be able to ready
> my customers html files and even my python scripts?
>
> I feel the urge to open you one just to see if you can do it or not.....but
> i'm also scared....

What are the file permissions (file modes) on all your home
directories? Do you know what they mean?

I'm happy to take you up on that offer if you need another lesson in
not giving out shell access. And don't forget, privilege escalation
attacks do exist.

ChrisA