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> > > Files owned by root are harder to change via NFS....
> > 
> > Ahh, you said the dirty word, NFS.  NFS stands for 'No Freaking
> > Security', so if you're using NFS, you've already given up any chance of
> > security.
...
> Or are you arguing, there is no reason to make it any better
> secure, by changing file permissions, because you think it's
> insecure(tm) ?! ;-))

Yep.  Changing the locks on the back-door of your house while leaving
the front-door wide open is a false sense of security.



Nate