Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 12:39:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Spidey <spidey@jsp.umontreal.ca> To: Unknow User <kernel@tdnet.com.br> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Shell Account system Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990602120632.582E-100000@freed.ddns.org> In-Reply-To: <37534264.6D29110A@tdnet.com.br.>
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May I add that you would surely like to read the security(7) man page.
It is a quite great primer.
ciao.
ants.
On Mon, 31 May 1999, Unknow User wrote:
> 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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