Re: Isn't it a security hole...
On Wed, 14 Aug 1996, Jerzy Kakol wrote: ...the attribute readable for others in case of the file /etc/passwd? Recently my debian system was cracked by several pirates. They have account name and the password widely broadcasted on an IRC channel. The only way, as I guess, they grabed root's privilages was free access to /etc/passwd. Is there a free and debianized shadow-password package? One of the first things to remember is to use an Alpha numeric and special character password for root that usually fixes 99.99% of all hackers from gaining root access. We use NIS and our users are able to read the password entries for everyone however we tell users this and tell them how to create a secure password. :) Matt Sorry to be sarcastic but I can be that way at times :)
Re: big problems with installation
On Sun, 2 Jun 1996, Bruce Perens wrote: Yes, it's time for us to remove 0.93 from the FTP site. I'll think about this for a while before I do it, though. Lets be kind to our mirrors.. :) We also need to move the 1.1 into place when this happens. Then we need to create the next generation of unstable trees whatever they might be called also at this time... :) Matt
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Ohh NO a trekie!! help The holodeck doctor materializes and says Please state the nature of the emergency :-) . To subscribe to the debian-user mailing list, send a message containing the word subscribe and nothing else to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . You can do the same thing for debian-announce (special announcements), and debian-changes (change notices for Debian packages). But always remember to direct your list-server commands to the -REQUEST address, not the list itself. Thanks Bruce Perens -- Pixar's Toy Story: Over 1/3 Billion dollars world box office so far. Bruce Perens AB6YM [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.hams.com/ -- Matthew S. Bailey 107 Emmons Hall Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Any resemblance between the above views and those of my employer, my terminal, or the view out my window are purely coincidental. Any resemblance between the above and my own views is non-deterministic. The question of the existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold them is left as an exercise for the reader. The question of the existence of the reader is left as an exercise for the second god coefficient. (A discussion of non-orthogonal, non-integral polytheism is beyond the scope of this article.)
Re: Problem with web site
I just noticed that /usr/tmp was a link to /var/tmp with /var being part of / of course I was working in /usr/tmp :) All fixed theres 30megs in there now :) Matthew S. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
