Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 13:42:12 +0100 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Users and groups kept after a port deinstallation Message-ID: <20100522134212.3d5447a8@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <4BF7C6EE.3010001@dataix.net> References: <AANLkTindTvyrfPRj_cGWUC3LXWI63bGN5azaXo_xYRVu@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikNB0LbKG1qtL90F-thxeCvvSqnBxOCCDSucVS6@mail.gmail.com> <20100522005313.26dcfbdb@gumby.homeunix.com> <AANLkTim9NqCGi_iPMuoivw0z2bzEXHkt39VPk6c7aHyt@mail.gmail.com> <4BF787E2.9010907@dataix.net> <20100522120815.063975ae@gumby.homeunix.com> <4BF7C6EE.3010001@dataix.net>
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On Sat, 22 May 2010 07:58:38 -0400 jhell <jhell@dataix.net> wrote: > On 05/22/2010 07:08, RW wrote: > > On Sat, 22 May 2010 03:29:38 -0400 > > jhell <jhell@dataix.net> wrote: > > > > > >> Having unused logins on a system is bad! > > > > Why? > > For one example: > This opens up a point of possible access to the system in which its > integrity could be jeopardized. What all the implications are of this > is out of scope for this thread. These are unprivileged accounts without passwords - you need root privileges to use them. Nothing is going to be running under them or they wouldn't be candidates for removal in the first place.home | help
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