Hello ltsp-discuss-request, Thursday, February 13, 2003, 2:42:01 PM, you wrote:
ldrlsn> Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] putting my users in jail? ldrlsn> Allthough your reasoning is correct of course, I do not agree that it is ldrlsn> not worth the effort. ldrlsn> By allowing users to sniff around in the system, they have a chance to ldrlsn> get all sorts of clues on how things really work, ldrlsn> which make it easier ldrlsn> to try an hack it. Information *is* a part of security, allthough one ldrlsn> cannot rely on ignorance of course. I disagree with you; I see no problem in letting people know how something works. Too often I've seen FUD used.. as in "you will be suspended if you open an xterm". And this is inexcusable. A school is a place of learning. That, however does not apply to the computers in which learning is strictly not allowed. I am not pointing fingers, I am saying in general, trying to do this sort of Windows-world locking down on a Linux system is a sign that the system administrator does not know what they are doing; if all proper patches are applied and things are properly secured, students should not be able to 'hack' a system. If that happens, I blame it on the system adminstrator. --- Ian Trider [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 34119829 AIM: iantri1 Y!: iantri1 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Today's mildly amusing tagline: CONFUSCIUS SAY: "Man who eat many prunes get good run for money." ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: FREE SSL Guide from Thawte are you planning your Web Server Security? Click here to get a FREE Thawte SSL guide and find the answers to all your SSL security issues. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0026en _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
