From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 2 09:46:08 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC8CB37B401 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:46:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from alcatraz.wolfpaw.net (alcatraz.wolfpaw.net [204.209.44.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 11ACE43F93 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:46:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from admin-lists@wolfpaw.net) Received: (qmail 32626 invoked by uid 0); 2 Jun 2003 16:46:07 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO wolf) (216.123.201.128) by 0 with SMTP; 2 Jun 2003 16:46:07 -0000 From: "Wolfpaw - Dale Corse" To: "Scott Lambert" , Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 11:00:39 -0600 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <20030602164352.GA80586@laptop.lambertfam.org> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: quick poppassd question X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 16:46:09 -0000 I figured that would be a given :P I think we were discussing default..? (I assumed so.. my bad) D. -------------------------------- Dale Corse System Administrator Wolfpaw Services Inc. http://www.wolfpaw.net (780) 474-4095 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Scott Lambert > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:44 AM > To: isp@freebsd.org; security@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: quick poppassd question > > > On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 10:50:38AM -0600, Wolfpaw - Dale > Corse wrote: > > > Perhaps someone can shed more light on the subject, but it's my > > > impression that most system process run with a UID/GID > > > under 100. So a > > > uid < 100 should deny the change request. > > > > Perhaps, though the trend is running most things as non-priv > > users, because it minimizes the damage to the server if a > > process is compromised. Generally "non-system" accounts seem > > to start at 1000 (BSD, and most Linux), or 500 (notably Redhat) > > so.. you may want to use 500 as the magic number for portability > > reasons. > > Make it configurable!!! Set a default but don't make hard coded > assumptions about someone else's systems. On FreeBSD, the default > should probably be 1000. > > make NON_SYSTEM_ACCT_START=4321 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >