Well, that's *BSD security. :) I'll always thinking about installing some OpenBSD boxes in my network.
gotta try. thanks for the tip. - Ivo On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 08:48, Sean Whitney wrote: > bash-2.05$ uname -a > OpenBSD www 3.0 GENERIC#27 sparc64 > > > drwx------ 3 root wheel 512 Jan 24 22:19 root > > > Sean > > > On Thursday 14 February 2002 13:49, Jacques Lav!gnotte hammered on some keys: > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 07:54:03PM +0100, eim wrote: > > > Hallo debian-sec folks, > > > > > > While I was checking up some configurations, > > > I've noticed that the root's home directory /root > > > is world readable... > > > > > > $ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0k Jan 21 15:33 root > > > > > > This seems to be Debian's default configuration, > > > because also on other Potato boxes I've found that > > > same configuration. > > > > > > Well, as far as I can remember from the Slackware times, > > > root's home dir wasn't world readable by default. > > > > Hummmm.... let me see : > > > > $ uname -a > > NetBSD netbsd 1.5.2 NetBSD > > > > $ ls -la /root > > total 2276 > > drwxr-xr-x 6 root wheel 512 Dec 12 22:31 . > > > > > > Huh :-) > > > > Jacques > > -- > I judge a religion as being good or bad based on whether its adherents > become better people as a result of practicing it. > - Joe Mullally, computer salesman > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« Ivo Marino [EMAIL PROTECTED] UN*X Developer, running Debian GNU/Linux irc.OpenProjects.net #debian http://eimbox.org/~eim http://eimbox.org »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »« »«
