On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 00:02, M.Rudra wrote: > Thanks, to all the replies. > So I gather that other users can misuse only if they have physical > access to the said machine ? If its not a big security threat do i > still need to setup user limits ? At home its just my 'significant > other', a musician :-) and me. We mostly use it for internet, and > other general stuff. When not online, we physically disconnect the > wire as a precaution as i cannot lose my case studies and backup. I > would like to know other better methods to secure my machine. > Thanks, -- > MR Assuming you have a cable/dsl connection on of the easiest/cheapest things you can do to secure your system is to get one of those dedicated NAT/routers/firewalls put out by Linksys or Netgear. While you can configure a linux system to do the same thing these cheap boxes require very little if any care and feeding once setup. They are designed for one thing and do it very well. Disable all unused services, configure the iptables firewall on your system, use good passwords. You should also keep good backups of your data. And consider running tripwire and chkrootkit to monitor for signs of intrusion. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx We're only in it for the volume. -- Black Sabbath
