Re: System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread Oohara Yuuma
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:47:42 -0400, "R. Bradley Tilley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [system accounts] > For security reasons, I would like to remove these accounts, but I don't > understand how the system uses them, or if it uses them at all. Can someone > explain

Re: System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread Oohara Yuuma
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:47:42 -0400, "R. Bradley Tilley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [system accounts] > For security reasons, I would like to remove these accounts, but I don't > understand how the system uses them, or if it uses them at all. Can someone > explain

Re: System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread Karl Hammar
Adam Spickler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > In /etc/passwd verify that they are actually loginable. Some > deamons/programs, etc need an account to run, but don't actually > need to login. This would be for security reasons, so you don't run > it as root, thus, making it harder for someone to

Re: System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread Phillip Hofmeister
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 at 09:47:42AM -0400, R. Bradley Tilley wrote: Greetings, > For security reasons, I would like to remove these accounts, but I don't > understand how the system uses them, or if it uses them at all. Can someone > explain this? Also, what are the bare minimum accounts? Most

Re: System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread Karl Hammar
Adam Spickler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > In /etc/passwd verify that they are actually loginable. Some > deamons/programs, etc need an account to run, but don't actually > need to login. This would be for security reasons, so you don't run > it as root, thus, making it harder for someone to

Re: System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread Adam Spickler
Hello, In /etc/passwd verify that they are actually loginable. Some deamons/programs, etc need an account to run, but don't actually need to login. This would be for security reasons, so you don't run it as root, thus, making it harder for someone to exploit your server and gain root access. -Ad

Re: System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread Phillip Hofmeister
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 at 09:47:42AM -0400, R. Bradley Tilley wrote: Greetings, > For security reasons, I would like to remove these accounts, but I don't > understand how the system uses them, or if it uses them at all. Can someone > explain this? Also, what are the bare minimum accounts? Most

System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread R. Bradley Tilley
Hello, I am experimenting with a Debian system to be used as a firewall/gateway. I am using Debian 3.0 with the 2.4.18 kernel. I did a basic install selecting the Unix server task. Just wondering why there are so many accounts with shell access installed by default? games, irc, news, gnats, l

Re: System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread Adam Spickler
Hello, In /etc/passwd verify that they are actually loginable. Some deamons/programs, etc need an account to run, but don't actually need to login. This would be for security reasons, so you don't run it as root, thus, making it harder for someone to exploit your server and gain root access. -A

System Accounts

2002-10-14 Thread R. Bradley Tilley
Hello, I am experimenting with a Debian system to be used as a firewall/gateway. I am using Debian 3.0 with the 2.4.18 kernel. I did a basic install selecting the Unix server task. Just wondering why there are so many accounts with shell access installed by default? games, irc, news, gnats,