Re: [SUGGESTION] - disallowing shutdown after su(1)

2001-11-22 Thread Emiel Kollof
* Hiten Pandya ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: [disallowing a su'ed root to shutdown the machine proposition snipped] > this would be very good, i think if someone broke into > a normal user and was able to gain access into root > using su... (without a password..) I fail to see anything 'good' in th

Re: [SUGGESTION] - disallowing shutdown after su(1)

2001-11-22 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 06:40:11AM -0800, Hiten Pandya wrote: > hi all, > > correct me if i am wrong.. but.. > do you think, if we denied a shutdown after an su(1) > to root from a non-privileged user would be good... I think this is a bad idea. Kris msg31979/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP si

Re: [SUGGESTION] - disallowing shutdown after su(1)

2001-11-22 Thread Warner Losh
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hiten Pandya writes: : correct me if i am wrong.. but.. : do you think, if we denied a shutdown after an su(1) : to root from a non-privileged user would be good... I think it would be a horrible idea. : this would be very good, i think if someone broke into : a no

Re: [SUGGESTION] - disallowing shutdown after su(1)

2001-11-22 Thread Hiten Pandya
its ok... but is there a list of problems that are awaiting to be resolved in the CURRENT branch... thanks... --- "Vladimir B. Grebenschikov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hiten Pandya writes: > > hi all, > > > > correct me if i am wrong.. but.. > > do you think, if we denied a shutdown afte

[SUGGESTION] - disallowing shutdown after su(1)

2001-11-22 Thread Vladimir B. Grebenschikov
Hiten Pandya writes: > hi all, > > correct me if i am wrong.. but.. > do you think, if we denied a shutdown after an su(1) > to root from a non-privileged user would be good... > > i tried this same thing at home.. i builded it and > installed it.. works fine for me... the patch below >

Re: [SUGGESTION] - disallowing shutdown after su(1)

2001-11-22 Thread Walter Belgers
Hiten Pandya wrote: > do you think, if we denied a shutdown after an su(1) > to root from a non-privileged user would be good... It would be bad for me.. I do not allow any root login anywhere. The only way to become root is to su to it. Your patch would make it impossible for me to shutdown the

[SUGGESTION] - disallowing shutdown after su(1)

2001-11-22 Thread Hiten Pandya
hi all, correct me if i am wrong.. but.. do you think, if we denied a shutdown after an su(1) to root from a non-privileged user would be good... i tried this same thing at home.. i builded it and installed it.. works fine for me... the patch below will allow a shutdown only be logging into root