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Date:      Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:20:58 -0800
From:      James Long <list@museum.rain.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?
Message-ID:  <20070111062058.GA44045@ns.umpquanet.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070111052604.BAC5D16A575@hub.freebsd.org>
References:  <20070111052604.BAC5D16A575@hub.freebsd.org>

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> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:47:52 -0800
> From: Jay Chandler <chandler@chapman.edu>
> Subject: Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?
> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>,	VeeJay
> 	<maanjee@gmail.com>
> Message-ID: <45A59748.4010301@chapman.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> 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?

Yeah, and even a user with no account or password, a screwdriver, and
a Mountain Dew.

Jim



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