Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 08:26:07 -0500 (EST) From: Barry Masterson <jbarrm@panix.com> To: Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> Cc: "Freebsd.questions" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hylafax;uucp & dialer permissions. Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960129081858.27448A-100000@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960129051515.1054B-100000@starfleet.gov>
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Thanks for responding. I changed the DeviceMode line to 000660. Just tested it out and the permissions held up. I'm the only real user here, except for two friends I added, and only I am in group dialer. I'll keep a look out for any unexpected behavior. Thank you Barry Masterson jbarrm@panix.com >--->--->--->--->---> FreeBSD 2.1.0 <---<---<---<---<---< On Mon, 29 Jan 1996, Donald Burr wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jan 1996, Donald Burr wrote: > > > All you yave to do is edit /var/spool/fax/etc/config.cuaa1. Find a line > > that starts with "DeviceMode:" and if one exists, change it's value to > > 0666, otherwise if a line like that doesn't exist, just add one: > > > > DeviceMode: 0666 > > Ack. This is not good. Please DO NOT LISTEN to what I have said > here, this could (at the least) cause unexpected behavior and (at > the most) create a security hole. 0666 allows read/write for ALL > permissions, which is not good (unless you want ever Joe Average > User to read to or write from you modem port). DeviceMode 0660 should be > sufficient (allows read/write for owner and group, NOTHING for world). > > Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 > TEL (805)564-1871 / FAX 564-2315 / WWW http://www.geopages.com/WallStreet/2072 > PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or on Public Key Servers. > ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. ** >
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