%% jurvis lasalle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
jl> What kind of authentication is done at your site? I'm assuming
jl> since you've only mentioned NFS that you're concerned about users
jl> changing their UID and snooping around. What utilities would your
jl> users need to change their UID?
%% Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
bh> I don't have an answer and in the absence of any additional
bh> information, why don't you post the sort of things that you think
bh> theses guys will need to do and see if the list can come up with a
bh> way to restrict privs to those tasks.
%% Martin Mewes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Obviously this now pushes the battle down into the trenches of
>> exactly what commands constitute this set, with the tug-of-war
>> between the developers' need to manage their desktop, the security
>> team's need to keep things secure, and IS
%% Paul Barclay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
pb> I would not restrict usage on any individual system, this will
pb> just lead to frustration on the developers part.
Well, this is not actually the conversation I want to have: I'm hoping
someone can provide input on my original question...?
How
Hi all;
We are deploying Linux on developers' desktops and undergoing a review
of what sort of security model we need. Since these are developers they
have the knowledge and often the need to customize their system in
various ways that require root access as they use it during their
development e
If you're looking for stuff to show people who like facts and numbers
more than use cases, and especially if they've been influenced by the
various MS-sponsored "independent" comparisons, then this is far and
away the best site I've found:
http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html
Very crunchy!!
%% "T. Ribbrock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
tr> Errr... What do you mean "only supports upto RedHat 9 kernel
tr> 2.4.20-8"? Both 2.4.20-8 and 2.4.20-18.9 are 2.4.20
tr> kernels. They're in general the same kernel, only slightly
tr> differently patched (e.g. to backport the security fixes)
Hello all,
I need to give users on my network access to newsgroups, and I am not
quite sure how its done. Our old isp had a setup for accessing
newsgroups, our new one doesn't.
Let me know if I am wrong, but if I wanted to set this up I could set a
newsgroup server up on what's right now a not s
Hello all,
Does anyone know if its possible to use a windows 95, 98, nt share on
one machine in conjunction with linux/samba on another. Essentially, I
want a setup where multiple window machines share their space with what
appears to be one partition on a single linux/samba box. Any ideas or
d
Hi all,
Is it better to pull down source packages(.tar) or rpm packages?
Recently I've been installing new programs on my Redhat machine (mysql,
php, and such) and have found it easier to pull down the source
packages, compile it, and configure. But most of these packages (incl.
Apache), accordi
"Burke, Thomas G." wrote:
> Do you have a routable internal network, or are you using masquerade?
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Paul Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 10:34 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sub
Hello all,
What is the basic ipchains command that allows internal computers to
make use of a redhat 6.2 machine gateway for browsing the internet.
I've been playing around with ipchains using different commands, but
don't seem to beable to get my internal machines to browse the
internet. I've r
Hello all,
My problem is this, when I ftp the iso image file from
ftp://rufus.w3.org/linux/redhat/redhat-6.2/iso/redhat-6.2-i386.iso I
end up only receiving 250 mb and then silence (over a 12 wait with
nothing happening). I am downloading this to a windows 98 machine to
burn onto a Sony Cd-R us
Hello all,
I have attempted to install ssh on a Redhat 6.1 machine. First I
installed openssl-0.9.5a-2, openssh-clients-2.1.1p1-1,
openssh-server-2.1.1p1-1, then when I try to install openssh-2.1.1p1-1 I
receive a message that I need rpm 3.0.3. So I pull it down and install
rpm-3.0.3-3. The nex
The inittab file is gone. Looks as if there may have been some corruption
on the hard drive. When I run e2fsck on the hda7 where /etc is located I
received some error messages. Looks as if the directory structure is
messed up. I am going to assume this is a lost cause, backup my data, pull
ou
Hello all,
I haven't made any changes to any configuration files recently, but on
boot up the system stops and I receive this
INIT: No inittab file found
Enter run level:
When a run level number is entered the system hangs. I read one of the
archived files from this list on this same problem.
Hi ,
I am using eznet to connect to the internet but it disconnects if
the connection is idle for five minutes . Could anybody tell me the command
to reset the time limit so the connection will be terminated only when the
down command is given ? I have tried this
# eznet change myconnectio
Hi ,
can anybody help me , When I connect to the internet the connection
is cut immediately the log says
pppd 2.3.7 started by root , uid 0
using interface ppp0
connected : ppp0<-> /dev/ttyS0
serial line is looped back
connection terminated
connect time 0.5
The hint at the bottom of the lo
Hi all ,
While trying to connect to the internet on my home computer I
get the error message " The pppd daemon died unexpectedly " . The log file
contains the following
:connect ppp0 <-->/dev/ttyS0
:Serial line is looped back .
:Connection terminated.
The suggestion at the bottom of th
HI ,
Whilst trying to setup a modem connection in my user account I was
getting an error message " The pppd binary must be installed with the SUID
bit set . Contact your systems administrator ". The advise I received was to
run this command in the root directory . chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
Hi ,
I have just installed Red Hat 6.0 and when I open KDE PPP I get the
message " The pppd binary must be installed with the SUID bit set . Contact
your systems administrator ". I have been able to connect while in root but
I have this problem whilst logged on in my user account .
Thank
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