Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 19:47:33 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Tao <taob@io.org> To: FREEBSD-HACKERS-L <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Restricting ping -s and -l Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960325194516.13507Q-100000@cabal.io.org>
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Are there any good reasons why a non-root user should need the -s
and -l options in ping? I've had problems in the past with users
starting up a dozen "ping -s 8000"'s to a foreign site, saturating our
own T1 to the net. Who needs ping -f when you can control the packet
size. :(
I can't really think of any legitimate reason for allowing -s and
-l to unprivileged user, but before I modify the source, I figured I'd
ask around first. :)
--
Brian Tao (BT300, taob@io.org)
System and Network Administrator, Internex Online Inc.
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
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