hi ya
extremely hard to protect a server if people have physical access
to it...
- they can just pull thepower cord...
- they can hit ctrl-alt-delete
( remove that option from /etc/inittab if you dont like anyone
rebooting it )
- they can pull nic wires ... nothing you can do..
- you can xlock your console ( they'd need passwd to get in )
- they can pop up other virtual consoles...
- dont leave any virtual consoles open
- if you are worried about dataloss...
- prevent physical access to unauthorized users
- if not possible..move the server and/or programs and apps
to a server that is locked up and they'd need a regular door
key to get to it
c ya
alvin
On Mon, 3 Sep 2001, Robert Waldner wrote:
>
> On Mon, 03 Sep 2001 15:33:50 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >Hi, I'm running a server in a public location, and the applications running
> >on the server run in their own virtual console (or an xterm window).
> >However,
> >if someone came up and closed the xterm or hit ^C they could cancel the
> >server operation, which risks data loss, server failure, etc., and they
> >would
> >also have full access to every aspect of the user account the server is run
> >on.
> >
> >Is there a good way to keep others from messing with the server?
>
> While there´s no real way without removing the physical access, but
> xlockmore et al would spring to mind ;-)
>
> cheers,
> &rw
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