Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 23:04:36 +1000 From: David Nugent <davidn@labs.usn.blaze.net.au> To: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> Cc: Alan Batie <batie@aahz.jf.intel.com>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: login classes Message-ID: <E0wwoia-0001kj-00@labs.usn.blaze.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 07 Aug 1997 23:05:31 MST." <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970807225546.187B-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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> Do you have a comprehensive list of things that are setting the login > class? login, slogin (our port, anyway), rlogin, telnet (both via login), ftpd, cron. > > Hmm. Then there's the other tack that mail delivery will unnecessarily > > fail because user resources are generally lower than the daemon class. > > Hmm, does mail delivery really require a lot of resources? It isn't so much a "lot of resources", but the requirements may be different. My point is that user-level resource allocation may not be appropriate for processes that are delivering mail. I'm open to argument on that one. :) > > The only other area I am aware of where there is a 'hole' is at(1), > > which is on the todo list. Other things keep cropping up and get > > higher on the list. :) > > Hmmm, doesn't wu-ftpd allow users to exec via "SITE EXEC"? wu-ftpd > isn't installed by default, but you have to vigilant. I guess this is > kinda of ports issue... Yes, that's another one that seems to have slipped by. I'll add it. Regards, David
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