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Date:      Mon, 31 May 1999 22:24:04 -0500
From:      "Timothy R. Platt" <timothy@hamptons.com>
To:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Shell Account system
Message-ID:  <v04003a00b379024eb476@[204.141.112.245]>
In-Reply-To: <37534264.6D29110A@tdnet.com.br.>
References:  <Pine.OSF.4.10.9906011139450.4443-100000@bragg>

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Install tripwire, it's in the ports.

Better install a traffic logger, or better yet ipfw.  You'll need them to
log and report all the smurfs, fraggles, and synks you're going to get.

Tim




>Yeah, thanks, but the system is for anyone able to pay, so, you can say
>i trust nobody.
>
>Kris Kennaway wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 31 May 1999, Joe Gleason wrote:
>>
>> [Snip]
>>
>> Good advice, but running a shell account for people who you don't really
>>trust
>> is still not a wise move for the inexperienced, and not something you can
>> easily document in a webpage. UNIX security is a way of life - there are any
>> number of things which the unwary can trip over which could potentially
>> compromise your machine.
>>
>> If it's for a small group of users who you trust fairly well, you
>> probably should be okay, though.
>
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