On Thu, Jun 22, 2000 at 01:28:03PM -0400, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, but you could su to pll, then use yppasswd to change my password and
> thereby gain access to my sudo priviledges, which most likely give you any
> access you need on any machine at all. All this would be mostly impossible if
> root access weren't compromised in the first place.
I'm still curious how being root on my machine can lead to getting
access to another users files on their machine or a common server. On
Tru64, at least, yppasswd asks for the old NIS password. Wouldn't
this prevent me from gaining access unless I actuall know the current
password?
--
Bob Bell Compaq Computer Corporation
Software Engineer 110 Spit Brook Rd - ZKO3-3/U14
TruCluster Group Nashua, NH 03062-2698
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 603-884-0595
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