Re: Questions about system vs. user accounts...

2003-10-14 Thread Bret Hughes
On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 21:45, Mike Klein wrote: > I've been locking down different parts of my server, specifically > w/respect to certain services and the user they run under. > > I realize that it's best to run as a special user (i.e. nobody or > account based on service name). > > I've notice

Questions about system vs. user accounts...

2003-10-14 Thread Mike Klein
I've been locking down different parts of my server, specifically w/respect to certain services and the user they run under. I realize that it's best to run as a special user (i.e. nobody or account based on service name). I've noticed that system accounts (based upon login.defs) are generally