On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 11:05 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 09 April 2006 02:54, Ron Johnson wrote: > >On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 16:40 +1000, Lloyd Bayley - Berowra PC Services > > > >wrote: > >> Yes, I realise that...been thinking of it but when I change the cron > >> job to run as another user, that user has to be logged in. > > > >Ummmm... > > > >> I log on locally as root....maybe I should log on as myself and 'su > >> -' if I need to do anything system-ish... > > > >Oh. Gee, I just assumed that's what everyone does. > > Chuckle, not all of us have drank the koolaid. I run as root here about
Which koolaid would that be? Remember: the reason that Windows is so open to malware is that 99.999% of user accounts have been given Administrator privilege. So, from a security POV, your box is no more secure than a random Windows box. > 99% of the time. But stuff like fetchmail runs as me, gene, an > unpriviledged user. Its a matter of security IMO. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home." Robert Orben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
