[1] this is an esoteric question from a new user: does systemd still need a unix shell, like sh, bash, zsh, etc.? I know the first-stage usually does (i.e., the initrd), but if the second stage systemd does not, then I could remove all shells from my linux [e.g., by removing the USB drive that hosts stage1] and just run my custom server (e.g., think ftp) on my dedicated machine. this would obviously make it just a little harder to break into the system---if a remote zero-day-exploit hacker cannot get a unix shell prompt, presumably it becomes just a little more difficult to wreak havoc. (background: I actually run my main linux system from a custom CD-ROM already, and the data device is noexec.)
[2] on http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/, this list is noted as appropriate not only for for "general development" but for "technical discussion," too. alas, because this is not about developing systemd, but developing *with* systemd, is this the right forum/list? I don't want to impose too much. sincerely, /ivo welch ---- Ivo Welch ([email protected]) http://www.ivo-welch.info/ J. Fred Weston Professor of Finance Anderson School at UCLA, C519 Director, UCLA Anderson Fink Center for Finance and Investments Free Finance Textbook, http://book.ivo-welch.info/ Editor, Critical Finance Review, http://www.critical-finance-review.org/ _______________________________________________ systemd-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
