Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:07:41 +0400 From: =?koi8-r?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Craig Leres: problems with cron and FreeBSD login classes Message-ID: <19980412190741.61372@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <19980412182154.41014@nagual.pp.ru>; from ache@nagual.pp.ru on Sun, Apr 12, 1998 at 06:21:54PM %2B0400 References: <28136.892372689@time.cdrom.com> <19980412182154.41014@nagual.pp.ru>
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On Sun, Apr 12, 1998 at 06:21:54PM +0400, Андрей Чернов wrote: > The same words are true for inetd too. This patch takes us just back to > previous broken variant. See CVS notes why this variant is implemented > over old one you suggest. In few words login classes have restrictions > which prevents cron/inetd to do some work under particular user. Live > example is "nobody" user abused by Apache. If you _want_ restrictions, > use "user/class" semantics. The next reason is backward compatibility. Current implementation fully compatible with old inetd/cron configuration tables since classes are non-defaut extension while suggested one is _not_ compatible and really cause serious problems with system maintenance like not runnig daemons or cron jobs. -- Andrey A. Chernov http://www.nagual.pp.ru/~ache/ MTH/SH/HE S-- W-- N+ PEC>+ D A a++ C G>+ QH+(++) 666+>++ Y To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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