Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 22:44:20 +0000 From: James Raynard <fhackers@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@roguetrader.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggested addition to /etc/security Message-ID: <19971030224420.52951@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971030101513.521A-100000@roguetrader.com>; from Brandon Gillespie on Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 10:18:37AM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971030101513.521A-100000@roguetrader.com>
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On Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 10:18:37AM -0700, Brandon Gillespie wrote: > I'm not sure if /etc/security is a good place for it, but I think it would > be a good idea to add this check (at least once a week) to somewhere: > > ------------------------------------------------- > echo "checking for invalid user or group ids:" > > find / -nouser -nogroup > ------------------------------------------------- How about adding a check for processes run by non-existent users as well, while we're on the subject? I've seen cases of people's login sessions living on weeks or even months after they've left... -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland. james@jraynard.demon.co.uk http://www.freebsd.org/~jraynard/
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