Re: Ultimately Safe User Account

2004-09-25 Thread Richard Lynch
Andrew wrote: > I have a production FreeBSD box. My friend is starting to learn Unix > essentials and is asking me for an account. He doesn't require any > special rights, but he certainly wants to be able to use shell and read > most manual pages. He'll access the server via Internet, SSH. A slig

Re: Ultimately Safe User Account

2004-09-24 Thread Bart Silverstrim
On Sep 23, 2004, at 8:56 PM, Andrew wrote: Dan Rue wrote: How's he supposed to learn anything if all you give him is a jail with ls cp mv sh and vi? sheesh. That'll turn him off unix pretty quick. Thanks for your feedback. I guess I'll just let him in and try not to worry. Well, the trouble is t

Re: Ultimately Safe User Account

2004-09-24 Thread Bart Silverstrim
I have a production FreeBSD box. My friend is starting to learn Unix essentials and is asking me for an account. He doesn't require any special rights, but he certainly wants to be able to use shell and read most manual pages. He'll access the server via Internet, SSH. How can I create an account,

Re: Ultimately Safe User Account

2004-09-23 Thread Alex de Kruijff
Hi Andrey, On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 11:30:06PM +0400, Andrew wrote: > Hi, > > I have a production FreeBSD box. My friend is starting to learn Unix > essentials and is asking me for an account. He doesn't require any > special rights, but he certainly wants to be able to use shell and read > most m

Re: Ultimately Safe User Account

2004-09-23 Thread Andrew
Dan Rue wrote: > A live CD is a good suggestion. > > I have to disagree with the idea behind this whole thing, though. I > mean, if this guy's really your friend, I don't see what you're so > worried about. It's really pretty tough to 'accidently' break things as > a user on a system, as long as

Re: Ultimately Safe User Account

2004-09-23 Thread Dan Rue
> > Jason > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew > > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 1:30 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Ultimately Safe U

RE: Ultimately Safe User Account

2004-09-23 Thread Sheets, Jason (OZ CEEDR)
4 1:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Ultimately Safe User Account > > Hi, > > I have a production FreeBSD box. My friend is starting to learn Unix > essentials and is asking me for an account. He doesn't require any > special rights, but he certainly wants to be ab

Ultimately Safe User Account

2004-09-23 Thread Andrew
Hi, I have a production FreeBSD box. My friend is starting to learn Unix essentials and is asking me for an account. He doesn't require any special rights, but he certainly wants to be able to use shell and read most manual pages. He'll access the server via Internet, SSH. How can I create an acc