On 15:03, Sun 01 Mar 09, Jean-Francois wrote: > Janusz, > > I try to secure a box by forbidding the change to main system files. > /dev /etc /tmp /var are on separate slides and would be w/r of course.
Putting /etc on another slice,... how about reading /etc/fstab on boot ? Besides that, there's no reason for /etc to be rw mounted once you have a working setup. > > Le dimanche 01 mars 2009 C 13:15 +0100, Janusz Gumkowski a C)crit : > > On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 10:18:54AM +0100, Jean-Francois wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > One could develop a little bit the addvantage(s) of mounting root as > > > read only ? > > > > > > > Myself, I don't see any. > > > > /dev, /etc, /tmp and /var/* are changed a lot during startup or while the > > system is running. > > > > What are you trying do do, exactly? > -- Michiel van Baak [email protected] http://michiel.vanbaak.eu GnuPG key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x71C946BD "Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?"
