Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 18:40:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Hunt <mph@astro.caltech.edu> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/11475: Possible security hazard? Message-ID: <199905040140.SAA05336@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/11475; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Matthew Hunt <mph@astro.caltech.edu> To: "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: misc/11475: Possible security hazard? Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 18:33:07 -0700 On Mon, May 03, 1999 at 08:10:05PM -0500, G. Adam Stanislav wrote: > While only a superuser can execute the reboot command, any user can > accomplish the same thing by pressing ctl-alt-delete. Not a bug. A local user can also hit the reset button or kill the power or do pretty much anything else. Physical security is your friend. Don't let untrusted people hang out at the console. > >Fix: > > Unknown If you don't want this behavior, edit the keymap that you're using. See (I think) /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/. It is easily changed. -- Matthew Hunt <mph@astro.caltech.edu> * UNIX is a lever for the http://www.pobox.com/~mph/ * intellect. -J.R. Mashey To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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