--- On Sat, 12/6/08, Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: root in FC 10 > To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 4:11 PM > On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 01:42 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > > On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:10:36 +1030 > > Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Compared to logging in graphically as root leaves > you > > > much more open to security flaws in the graphical > systems doing much > > > more than you were doing. > > > > Ah yes, here it is again - GUIS are horribly flawed > and > > ridden through with security bugs. > > > > If that is really the case, then no one should be > logging into > > any GUI at all for any reason since you'll be > exposing your > > own data to all those security kooties waiting to leap > out > > of the GUIs on them. > ---- > I think you are spinning this with your own conceptions. > > I seem to recall someone saying that no one has audited all > of the GUI > applications for security issues and given that code will > execute at the > privilege level of the operator, why give unaudited > programs root > privileges to operate? > > Craig > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines I'm out of time for this but here is what was successfully put into place years before puberty was reached: Lesson # 1 How does one set the sticky bit and set UID bits with chmod? octal digit> 1 2 3 4 octal value 4 set UID r r r 2 set GID w w w 1 sticky bit x x x r read w write x execute s set UID or set GID t set sticky bit chmod u+st filename chmod -R does down the tree EEWWW! I hope I don't make a mistake...MOMMY! -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
