Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:30:08 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: "Sean Roth" <SRoth@mbakercorp.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftpd permissions question Message-ID: <11572.982225808@axl.fw.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:06:33 EST." <sa8a9f0a.074@mbakercorp.com>
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On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:06:33 EST, "Sean Roth" wrote: > I have a system configured with a user account (johndoe for the sake of = > conversation) who is in the operator group. This is not a good idea, as group operator is allowed to do things like shut the system down. Accounts used to access the system via insecure protocols should not be given high priveleges. Use guest or a unique group name. The rest of your questions are better asked of the freebsd-questions mailing list. Good luck! Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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