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Date:      04 May 2001 11:34:40 -0400
From:      Vivek Khera <khera@kcilink.com>
To:        "Charles Burns" <burnscharlesn@hotmail.com>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: OT: FreeBSD Security tip
Message-ID:  <x7hez1f7qn.fsf@yertle.kciLink.com>
In-Reply-To: <F21lbpH71yEXUIEAOeI000043df@hotmail.com>
References:  <F21lbpH71yEXUIEAOeI000043df@hotmail.com>

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The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to ml.freebsd.questions as well.

>>>>> "CB" == Charles Burns <burnscharlesn@hotmail.com> writes:

CB> To prevent a potential snoop from looking at command logs or scrolling
CB> up IF at the local terminal (which is a security problem in and of
CB> itself) I set all users logoff scripts to delete their command log and
CB> clear the screen.

Why not just set their shells *not* to keep the command log in the
first place?

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