Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:40:44 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Mohammad A. Haque" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Single user linux |
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Ian Stirling wrote:
> Also, there is another reason. > If you'r logged in as root, then any exploitable bug in large programs, > be it netscape, realplayer, wine, vmware, ... means that the > cracker owns your machine. > If they are not, then the cracker has to go through another significant > hoop, in order to get access to the machine. > For optimal security, you can do things like running netscape and other > apps under unpriveledged users, where they only have access to their own > files. > > (Note, netscape/.. are just used as examples, I'm not saying they are > more buggy than others, just large, and hard to get bug-free) >
Heh. You receive all your email on your root account?
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