Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 07:18:29 -0800 (PST) From: Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com> To: "Vladimir B. Grebenschikov" <vova@express.ru> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [SUGGESTION] - disallowing shutdown after su(1) Message-ID: <20011122151830.64294.qmail@web21107.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <15357.4649.86766.85777@vbook.express.ru>
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its ok... but is there a list of problems that are awaiting to be resolved in the CURRENT branch... thanks... --- "Vladimir B. Grebenschikov" <vova@express.ru> wrote: > Hiten Pandya writes: > > hi all, > > > > correct me if i am wrong.. but.. > > do you think, if we denied a shutdown after an > su(1) > > to root from a non-privileged user would be > good... > > > > i tried this same thing at home.. i builded it > and > > installed it.. works fine for me... the patch > below > > will allow a shutdown only be logging into root > itself > > and not by issuing an su(1) command to root. > > > > this would be very good, i think if someone broke > into > > a normal user and was able to gain access into > root > > using su... (without a password..) > > > > i am submitting a tar.gz file, which has the > patch for > > the shutdown.8 manpage, and shutdown.c located > at.. > > src/sbin/shutdown.c... > > I think this idea have no any sence because beeing > root you CAN > shutdown machine not depending on how you became > root. > > few examples: > # kill -USR2 (see init(8) - halt) > > build fresh shutdown > > halt -q > > so ... > > > thanks... > > > > > > ===== > > regards, > > Hiten Pandya > > <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com> > > <http://geocities.com/hitmaster2k>; > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Guys!... stay away from Einstein Junior! > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site > hosting, just $8.95/month. > > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > -- > TSB Russian Express, Moscow > Vladimir B. Grebenschikov, vova@express.ru ===== regards, Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com> <http://geocities.com/hitmaster2k>; ---------------------------------------------------- Guys!... stay away from Einstein Junior! ---------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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