[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > An unprivileged user could waste all CPU time by setting a low delay > value in top (interactive or via -s).
Well, an unprivileged user can achieve the same effect by typing "while :; do :; done". There are a thousand ways to waste CPU time, and there is no way to prevent a user from doing it. > There are other top implementations that use a "secure mode" configuration > which avoids the setting of the delay value for unprivileged users. Really? I don't think such a function has got anything to do with being more "secure". If you want to make top more secure, type "chmod 700 /usr/bin/top". Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, USt-Id: DE204219783 Any opinions expressed in this message are personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix GmbH & Co KG in any way. FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Perl is worse than Python because people wanted it worse. -- Larry Wall _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
