Linux wrote:
> A cd-rom can provide security as a readonly mount, but readonly
> mounted ordinary filesystem/disk means almost nothing. Dont you read
> comments like "administrator remounts read-write"? Why?
If your blockdev is exposed to the OS as 'ro', your administator can go
jump off a cliff i
On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 2:15 AM, Karanbir Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been reading some of your recent comments, Anonymous looser, and
> I've really got to say this - you seem to make some authoritative style
> comments on things you really dont know much about. eg. in this case -
> the
Linux wrote:
> However, this should *never* be used alone for security concerns. A
> compromiser can easily run that simple mount command to remount
> read-write after root access.
I've been reading some of your recent comments, Anonymous looser, and
I've really got to say this - you seem to make
On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Fred Noz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In addition to easy maintenance, readonly-root adds a layer of security.
> The security is broken if someone gains access to the root user, but
> then many security protections are lost if someone gains root.
However, this shou
rday, May 24, 2008 1:30 PM
> To: centos@centos.org
> Subject: [CentOS] read only root file system
>
> On Saturday 24 May 2008 12:05:30 Fred Noz wrote:
> > Responding to a question posted earlier this month, Centos 5.1
> > includes configuration files for enabling the rea
On Saturday 24 May 2008 12:05:30 Fred Noz wrote:
> Responding to a question posted earlier this month, Centos 5.1
> includes configuration files for enabling the read-only root
> filesystem. Actually, all filesystems can be mounted read-only with
> particular files and directories mounted on a read
On Saturday 24 May 2008 12:05:30 Fred Noz wrote:
> Responding to a question posted earlier this month, Centos 5.1 includes
> configuration files for enabling the read-only root filesystem.
> Actually, all filesystems can be mounted read-only with particular files
> and directories mounted on a read
Responding to a question posted earlier this month, Centos 5.1 includes
configuration files for enabling the read-only root filesystem.
Actually, all filesystems can be mounted read-only with particular files
and directories mounted on a read-write tmpfs (in RAM). This capability
comes directly fro
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Jason Pyeron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am looking at having a read only box, it will not use a swap partition.
> Any recommendations?
Here is a slide deck from a presentation Rick Troth has done on read
only root file systems.
http://linuxvm.org/present/SHAR
On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 19:22 +0200, Marc Rebischke wrote:
> I am looking at having a read only box, it will not use a swap
> partition.
> Any recommendations?
I built a diskless, CD-based firewall some time ago which works fine.
Of course you still need some writable directories, i.e.
/var/run, /va
I am looking at having a read only box, it will not use a swap
partition.
Any recommendations?
Well, i tried two possibilities years ago..
1.) :
There are SCSI-Disks with jumpers for
"Write Protect" , so you have a real
Hardware write-protection.
2.) :
Have a look at (Open)BSD's "Immutable Fla
On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 15:38 +0200, Ralph Angenendt wrote:
> Brett Serkez wrote:
> > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Jason Pyeron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I am looking at having a read only box, it will not use a swap partition.
> > > Any recommendations?
> >
> > You'll need to break out
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Brett Serkez
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 9:43 AM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] read only root file system
>
> On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Ralph Ang
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Brett Serkez wrote:
> > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Jason Pyeron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I am looking at having a read only box, it will not use a swap partition.
> > > Any recommendations?
> >
> > You'
Brett Serkez wrote:
> On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Jason Pyeron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am looking at having a read only box, it will not use a swap partition.
> > Any recommendations?
>
> You'll need to break out your hard drive into multiple partitions, as
> there are certain porti
in the /etc/fstab
define ro in the permissions field of the entry where the / partition is
defined
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To: "CentOS mailing list"
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> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Barry Brimer
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 8:21 AM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] read only root file system
>
> > I am looking at having a read only
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Jason Pyeron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am looking at having a read only box, it will not use a swap partition.
> Any recommendations?
You'll need to break out your hard drive into multiple partitions, as
there are certain portions of the file system that need
I am looking at having a read only box, it will not use a swap partition.
Any recommendations?
Why bother with a hard drive at all? Customize a Live CD/DVD and remove
the hard drive alltogether.
Barry
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