* 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
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
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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
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
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
