Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:19:03 -0400 (EDT) From: matt <matt@Mlink.NET> To: Andrew Kenneth Milton <akm@mail.theinternet.com.au> Cc: Bruce Campbell <bc@thehub.com.au>, cain@tasam.com, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Shell Account system Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906012217250.688-100000@aic-gw.mlink.net> In-Reply-To: <199906020147.LAA21482@mail.theinternet.com.au>
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On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Andrew Kenneth Milton wrote: [...] : It's normally suid because the conf files are readable only by the : 'owner' -- it's also suid to limit the damage you can do, normally : you setup an 'irc' account and make it suid that. Actually, You normally would make an account called irc or ircd, chmod that home directory 700, set the D/S paths in the ircd config, and run it FROM the irc home dir, with the conf chmod 600. There's absolutely no need to SUID ircd at all, nor would I recommend it. Matt : -- : Totally Holistic Enterprises Internet| P:+61 7 3870 0066 | Andrew : The Internet (Aust) Pty Ltd | F:+61 7 3870 4477 | Milton : ACN: 082 081 472 | M:+61 416 022 411 |72 Col .Sig : PO Box 837 Indooroopilly QLD 4068 |akm@theinternet.com.au|Specialist -- DISCLAIMER: Anyone sending me unsolicited commercial electronic mail will be charged a $100 fee for time spent reading it. Do NOT send this type of electronic mail to me. In reading this, you automatically agree to be subjected to these terms: US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. By Sec.227(b)(1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment. By Sec.227(b)(3)(C), a violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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