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Subject: Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2007-01-10 13:24, VeeJay <maanjee@gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi
>> How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?
>>     
>
> Depending on local setup, this could range from 'not at all' to
> 'extremely'.  Do you have a *specific* setup in mind?
>
>   
Standard user with the root password, a bag of explosives, a .45 magnum, 
and a chip on his shoulder, say?

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