Subject: Re: require root passwd for single user mode login?
From: pangaea (pangaea@ripco.com)
Date: Wed Aug 30 2000 - 03:36:45 MDT
"Michael A. Peters" wrote:
> >
> >The only question is how the default configuration should be. And there
> >I think it is not hard to defend the present configuration chosen by
> >RedHat&clones. Sys admins should, after all, be able to understand this
> >and change the default config :-)
>
> Not true. If the sys admin is coming from a more traditional unix, he
> may not even be aware.
>
> Microsoft sets up with security loose, requiring the admin to buckle
> it down. Microsoft boxes are notorious for being cracked.
>
> I say its better to start with security tight and let a knowledgeable
> sysadmin loosen it up if need be.
I must agree with this. I'd rather learn why I can't do something, then
change it, than have to search through log after log to figure out how and
where someone got access to my machine.
>
>
> >
> >--
> >Martin
>
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kiran
pangaea@ripco.com
paranoid? why not!
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