[Bug-sh-utils] suggested patch for 'su'

[Denice]

Hello, I have attached a patch that would give the compile-time
possibility of setting root's PATH when a user does an 'su' without the
login environment options.  I think it is potentially insecure to leave
the user's PATH for the superuser to depend on, especially given the large
number of newbies entering the gnu world.  It would be useful to have this
option.

The switch is -DPARANOID_PATH, and causes the path to be set to
DEFAULT_ROOT_LOGIN_PATH.  I have tested it on linux/gcc and on
hp-ux/ansic.  Let me know if there is anything else I should do to make
this patch acceptable....

  cheers from Denice

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su-paranoidpath.patch
Description: patch that adds a compile-time switch