From owner-freebsd-bugs Wed Jan 12 7:30: 4 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA323151A1 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 07:30:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id HAA98242; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 07:30:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 07:30:02 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200001121530.HAA98242@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Bruce Evans Subject: Re: bin/4238 - chpass time delay sensitivity [PATCH] Reply-To: Bruce Evans Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR bin/4238; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bruce Evans To: Peter Wemm Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/4238 - chpass time delay sensitivity [PATCH] Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 02:16:11 +1100 (EST) On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Peter Wemm wrote: > Just as a by-the-way, this won't work on a system with a raised securelevel > which will prevent the time being set backwards. So don't make it a fatal Erm, it only changes file times. The inode change time (which can't be backdated) is probably adequate for detecting intrusive backdating of files. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message