From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 26 10:09:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA05136 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:09:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from laker.net (jet.laker.net [205.245.74.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA05127 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:09:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sfriedri@laker.net) Received: from nt (digital-pbi-130.laker.net [208.0.233.30]) by laker.net (8.9.0/8.9.LAKERNET.NO-SPAM.SPAMMERS.AND.RELAYS.WILL.BE.TRACKED.AND.PROSECUTED.) with SMTP id NAA08345; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:08:11 -0400 Message-Id: <199808261708.NAA08345@laker.net> From: "Steve Friedrich" To: "David Wolfskill" Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:08:44 -0500 Reply-To: "Steve Friedrich" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.00.1500) For Windows NT (4.0.1381;3) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: 'Installation menu' always comes up when booting production server Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 26 Aug 1998 08:46:29 -0700 (PDT), David Wolfskill wrote: >>From: "Steve Friedrich" >>Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 18:55:04 -0500 > >>2. Most people specifically configure their machines so they WON'T reboot without human intervention to help identify >>when an intruder has attacked the system, needing a reboot to complete his dirty deed. > >Really? > >That's the first time I've ever heard of anyone even suggesting that... >and I've been working with computers since '69. > >Curious, >david I got this tip recently while studying firewall design. I believe I heard (read) it from the FreeBSD community on the security forum (freebsd-security). You might try asking there to get a feel for how many people agree with this assertion... BTW, when I said "most people", it was within the context of unix system admin types, not the larger population of desktop users running Winblows, Macs, or OS/Blew. You should give me this context, since this is a freebsd forum, not a generic platform forum... 8o) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message