Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 13:18:29 +0100 From: Freminlins <freminlins@gmail.com> To: "Erik Norgaard" <norgaard@locolomo.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Tyler Spivey <tspivey@pcdesk.net> Subject: Re: switching from linux to freebsd Message-ID: <eeef1a4c0608010518x28f5d82bw416dff78a99a603f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44CEF9EB.3080807@locolomo.org> References: <20060801053719.GA6735@fast> <44CEF9EB.3080807@locolomo.org>
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On 01/08/06, Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> wrote: you may > even want to mount it read-only for security. (I think these are good > advises on any system). I used to agree with this (specifically the mantra was "mount /usr read only") - until I tried to patch anything! Then it's useless. What you end up with is a machine which in which the base install is more secure, but all your data isn't. The base install is the one thing I know I can get back (i.e. reinstall) in 5 minutes. The data I cannot. Cheers, Erik > Frem.
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