Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!pcrat!rick From: rick@pcrat.UUCP (Rick Richardson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Security Keywords: Security Message-ID: <556@pcrat.UUCP> Date: 19 Aug 88 01:47:45 GMT References: <4@raider.UUCP> Reply-To: rick@pcrat.UUCP (Rick Richardson) Organization: PC Research, Inc., Tinton Falls, NJ Lines: 17 In article <4@raider.UUCP> root@raider.UUCP (Bob Reineri) writes: >I am rapidly finding out that running a public access system is a security >nightmare. I am currently having a couple of problems :-), perhaps someone >may be able to help. Start off by using the chroot feature of login (System V). Then, the clowns that login can only stomp on each others files, and not your root and personal user areas, should there be security holes you haven't plugged. Setting up the chroot area is a pain in the butt, but worth it given the cracker spirit so prevalent today. -- Rick Richardson, PC Research, Inc. (201) 542-3734 (voice, nights) OR (201) 389-8963 (voice, days) uunet!pcrat!rick (UUCP) rick%pcrat.uucp@uunet.uu.net (INTERNET)