quoth the Neil Bothwick:
> On Wed, 09 May 2007 15:49:45 -0600, darren kirby wrote:
> > I have heard you can use a separate /usr to enhance security by
> > mounting it readonly under normal circumstances. This way, bad guys
> > can't mess with your binaries in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin,
>
> Instead of only being able to get at the really important stuff in /bin
> and /sbin?

Well, very nice how you trimmed the part of my original email that speaks to 
your question and makes the same point as you, but thanks for making me look 
stupid anyway...

Yeah, I know, I make myself look stupid, right ;)

-d
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