Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:17:19 -0400 (EDT) From: doug <doug@fledge.watson.org> To: Mario Vazquez <mario_vazq@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about a recent installation Message-ID: <20080505191223.U24925@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <BAY116-W8C33EA1DE2EC5FB344BDDF4D70@phx.gbl> References: <BAY116-W8C33EA1DE2EC5FB344BDDF4D70@phx.gbl>
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On Mon, 5 May 2008, Mario Vazquez wrote: > > I have been using different Linux distributions for some years, and decided to > give FreeBSD a try. The install was successful, but have a question about how > the root account is made. Found that the root folder was created with the > user/group privileges root:wheel. Is not that a kind of security risk? I > know that usually only the account used by the administrator is the one, in > addition to root, that belongs to the wheel group. But also I know that > sometimes admins get lazy and give for limited time extra privileges just to > allow someone to do something, and that's where the danger can come. Btw, > that's just my opinion. > _________________________________________________________________ To give limited priviledges I think sudo (as in linux??) would be used. If that does not provide enough security then kerberos could be used. In general I don't see how you main concern is unique to FreeBSD. DougD
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