Re: [expert] A modest security idea for new distribution

2000-06-03 Thread Grzegorz Staniak
Denis HAVLIK wrote: [...] > :~>What I mean is a smallish graphic utility somewhere on the Mandrake > :~>desktop (it would be great if someone added this to graphic filemanagers > :~>too) that would let the user to, say, 'lock/seal/secure this > :~>directory/file' by removing write access (dirs)

Re: [expert] A modest security idea for new distribution

2000-06-02 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~>Could you expand on this "chrooted" operation, or at least tell me :~>where I can RTFM ?? :~>vern Sorry, I thought everyone knows this... [root@localhost denis]# rpm -qf `which chroot ` sh-utils-2.0-6mdk man page: CHROOT(1) FSF CHROOT(1) NAME

Re: [expert] A modest security idea for new distribution

2000-06-02 Thread vern
Could you expand on this "chrooted" operation, or at least tell me where I can RTFM ?? vern Denis HAVLIK wrote: > Would not help you much. What WOULD help is having all programs started > from mail programs chrooted to somewhere where they cannot do any damage. > > my 2c > > Denis > -

Re: [expert] A modest security idea for new distribution

2000-06-02 Thread Denis HAVLIK
:~>Hi, :~> :~>I've been reading all the security info on Outlook virii recently, :~>installing procmail traps for my users, and discussing with friends the :~>possibility of such threats appearing on Linux (and unices in general). :~>While the probability of somebody writing an e-mail client that

[expert] A modest security idea for new distribution

2000-06-01 Thread Grzegorz Staniak
Hi, I've been reading all the security info on Outlook virii recently, installing procmail traps for my users, and discussing with friends the possibility of such threats appearing on Linux (and unices in general). While the probability of somebody writing an e-mail client that would lauch execut