On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 07:38:45 -0400, Edward Guldemond wrote:
>On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 02:51:14AM +0100, Nick Boyce wrote:
>>
>> I decided to start locking down permissions on "sensitive" files on a
>> recently installed Woody box, and discovered that when I changed the
>> permissions on "hosts.all
On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 18:16:45 -0700, Jamie Heilman wrote:
> .. There is no legitimate reason to jump through all these
>hoops just to hide your tcp wrappers configuration from your local
>users.
I come to the Land Of Unix from mainframes, where I used to earn my
crust. The mainframes had a tigh
On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 08:53:09AM -0600, Joe Moore wrote:
> Actually, your realization is wrong. The definitions in /etc/group add a
> supplementary GID to the UID telnetd. There is no change needed in the
> application or sgid bits. The OS handles the initgroups() call.
Buzz. The OS does not
Adam Majer wrote:
> I know. It is crazzy. I actually would like to see some sort of a
> better defence than just standing there uselessly. I mean, in real
> life if a country (community etc..) gets attacked by another, there is
> usually a "war" and someone is tought a lesson. But here, all we
> do
> Simple. Random IP-address block scans. Having the box live on the 'net
> alone guarantees that it will get some random hits. Prepare to see lot more
> of them from here-on.
>
> Script-kiddies, trying to find suitable hosts for their mass exploitation
> tools. Worms, eagerly propagating on th
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