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Date:      Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:30:58 +0200
From:      Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
To:        Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
Cc:        Joshua Goodall <joshua@roughtrade.net>, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, brian@freebsd-services.com
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/mtree BSD.var.dist src/etc/namedb named.conf 
Message-ID:  <76675.999091858@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:09:14 %2B0100." <200108291309.f7TD9Ef75762@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> 

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On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:09:14 +0100, Brian Somers wrote:

> For the n'th time on this thread, everyone that has
> 
>   named_enable=YES
> 
> in /etc/rc.conf and don't have ``named_flags='' will now have named 
> running with -u bind and will not be able to update their secondary 
> zone files.

Why?  The same mergemaster that changes named_flags in
/etc/defaults/rc.conf will also change /etc/namedb/named.conf .

> Now perhaps someone can tell me what the purpose of this blatant
> -minded breakage is.  What do we gain by changing the default 
> variable values for a service that has never been enabled by default ?

We gain protection of a significant number of entry-level administrators
from potential root exploits.

I ignored the rest of your message because it only applies if you're
right about the impact, and I don't think you are.

Ciao,
Sheldon.

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