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== Security Concerns ==
ConTeXt requires enabling the `write18` function to run [[MetaPost]] and other tools. This implies that malicious TeX code can run any program with user rights. The function is *''disabled* '' by default. This can be enabled by changing the setting inside <tt>texmf.cnf</tt>:
shell_escape = t
# /opt/context/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf
Variables set in a particular file are *''not* '' overwritten by files that are read later.
The first configuration file listed is useful for system dependent configuration. On
