Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:52:44 -0500 From: Nathan Vidican <nathan@vidican.com> To: James Long <list@museum.rain.com>, chandler@chapman.edu, keramida@ceid.upatras.gr, maanjee@gmail.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? Message-ID: <45A6412C.308@vidican.com> In-Reply-To: <20070111062058.GA44045@ns.umpquanet.com> References: <20070111052604.BAC5D16A575@hub.freebsd.org> <20070111062058.GA44045@ns.umpquanet.com>
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James Long wrote: >> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:47:52 -0800 >> From: Jay Chandler <chandler@chapman.edu> >> Subject: Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? >> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> >> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, VeeJay >> <maanjee@gmail.com> >> Message-ID: <45A59748.4010301@chapman.edu> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> >>> On 2007-01-10 13:24, VeeJay <maanjee@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi >>>> How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? >>>> >>>> >>> Depending on local setup, this could range from 'not at all' to >>> 'extremely'. Do you have a *specific* setup in mind? >>> >>> >>> >> Standard user with the root password, a bag of explosives, a .45 magnum, >> and a chip on his shoulder, say? >> > > Yeah, and even a user with no account or password, a screwdriver, and > a Mountain Dew. > > Jim > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Gotcha all beat, screw the 'standard user' issue... I had a client call me once cause the office cat peed onto/into the server; no technical expertise required whatsoever, no password, no re-wiring of network, heck no opposable digits even or anything else for that matter, yet it still managed to kill the server ;) -- Nathan Vidican nvidican@wmptl.com
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