Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:42:59 +0930 (CST) From: Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au> To: Joe Gleason <clash@tasam.com> Cc: Unknow User <kernel@tdnet.com.br>, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Shell Account system Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.10.9906011139450.4443-100000@bragg> In-Reply-To: <002701beabd1$90441c90$7271a1ce@tasam.com>
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On Mon, 31 May 1999, Joe Gleason wrote:
[Snip]
Good advice, but running a shell account for people who you don't really trust
is still not a wise move for the inexperienced, and not something you can
easily document in a webpage. UNIX security is a way of life - there are any
number of things which the unwary can trip over which could potentially
compromise your machine.
If it's for a small group of users who you trust fairly well, you
probably should be okay, though.
Kris
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> Subject: Shell Account system
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> > I have plans to set up a FreeBSD box to act as a shell account!
> > I know that security on shell account servers NEED to be very fine,
> > right?
> > Does anybody can point me some url where i can read security tips on
> > FreeBSD/UNIX ?
> > Another questions: where can i read a good tutorial avbout opie ?
> >
> >
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> > "The box said 'Requires Windows 98, NT, Linux or better' so I
> > installed FreeBSD."
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