Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:11:14 +0800 (WST) From: Michael Slater <mikey@iexpress.net.au> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Basic Security Question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981217110551.22156A-100000@atlas.iexpress.net.au>
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Hello, This might seem like a pretty basic question to most on this list but here goes.. My boss, a non UNIX person, has directed me to make the /etc directory readable only by root.. He ignores my argument that this is not a good thing and claims that FreeBSD must be very insecure if this is the case. Can someone explain in simple terms what the permissions should be for the /etc directory, and why it is not a good idea to make it readable only by root. His assumption is that a "good" comerical grade system such as Solaris, or BSDI would never allow this.. Michael Slater Internet Express Perth, Western Australia To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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