Your office is overstaffed.  At least compared to mine...

Kev.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Meisel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux Virus Protection


> On Sunday January 12 2003 23:01, you wrote:
> >  As previously stated, Administrator is probably the most common user
(or
> >
> > > users given admin equiv) in Windows.  I don't foresee this changing
when
> > > Linux becomes more popular with less technical users.
> >
> > less technical users will use whatever they are given. it's the people
in
> > the middle that scare me, as they often know enough to get around
defaults
> > but not enough to know when not to.
>
>
> Any good administrator needs not work as root.  A good administrator will
have
> completely encrypted file systems and work as user with the least
privileges
> of all.  Except the administrator will have the password for encryptions.
> And, any GOOD administrator never does HIS work on a computer connected to
> the network.  The files needed are copied, unencrypted, and then problems
> solved.   And then the same administrator will put the necessary files
back
> in place as root while ports are closed and all others are snuffed.  : )
>
>
>
>

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