Re: Autofs: Need UID & VFS hook, security notice

[H. Peter Anvin]

Richard Stallman wrote:
> 
> Most machines are personal and the owner has a very good idea of who
> may be there.  (Barring cracking, of course--but if the machine has
> been cracked, the floppy is the least of your worries.)  I find it
> bizarre that so many people do not want to recognize this.
> 

No, that's not the issue.  The issue is that you should be allowed to
give access to people you don't fully trust to a machine.  I have
several friends whom I trust *to a limited degree* have access to
several of my machines.  Your "security is bad" philosophy would result
in a universe where I would have to tell them "no way, you can't have an
account."

        -hpa

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