Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-15 Thread Anuj Singh
A dedicated suicide bomber loaded with huge amount of RDX can be quiet dangerous for a FreeBSD box. Don't panic, Checkout for the detonater in his pants. Good Luck On 1/13/07, Andy Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/12/07, Chuck Swiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 12, 2007, at 11:48

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-12 Thread Oliver Fromme
James Long wrote: Nathan Vidican wrote: Gotcha all beat, screw the 'standard user' issue... I had a client call me once cause the office cat peed onto/into the server; no technical expertise required whatsoever, no password, no re-wiring of network, heck no opposable digits even

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-12 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Jan 12, 2007, at 11:48 AM, Lamont Granquist wrote: That cat is rather fortunate the server didn't kill the cat at the same time. I haven't lived with a cat in awhile, but don't they tend to 'spray' rather than 'stream' so that a direct line of current would not be established from the

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-12 Thread Lamont Granquist
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, Chuck Swiger wrote: On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 08:52:44AM -0500, Nathan Vidican wrote: Gotcha all beat, screw the 'standard user' issue... I had a client call me once cause the office cat peed onto/into the server; no technical expertise required whatsoever, no password, no

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-12 Thread Beech Rintoul
On Friday 12 January 2007 10:48, Lamont Granquist wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, Chuck Swiger wrote: On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 08:52:44AM -0500, Nathan Vidican wrote: Gotcha all beat, screw the 'standard user' issue... I had a client call me once cause the office cat peed onto/into the server;

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-12 Thread Andy Greenwood
On 1/12/07, Chuck Swiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 12, 2007, at 11:48 AM, Lamont Granquist wrote: That cat is rather fortunate the server didn't kill the cat at the same time. I haven't lived with a cat in awhile, but don't they tend to 'spray' rather than 'stream' so that a direct

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-11 Thread Nathan Vidican
James Long wrote: Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:47:52 -0800 From: Jay Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? To: Giorgos Keramidas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FreeBSD-Questions freebsd-questions@freebsd.org,VeeJay [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-11 Thread Oliver Fromme
Nathan Vidican wrote: James Long wrote: Yeah, and even a user with no account or password, a screwdriver, and a Mountain Dew. Gotcha all beat, screw the 'standard user' issue... I had a client call me once cause the office cat peed onto/into the server; no technical expertise

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-11 Thread Dak Ghatikachalam
this is a funny thread. On 1/10/07, VeeJay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? -- Thanks! BR / vj ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-11 Thread James Long
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 08:52:44AM -0500, Nathan Vidican wrote: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? Depending on local setup, this could range from 'not at all' to 'extremely'. Do you have a *specific* setup in mind? Standard user with the root password, a

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-11 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 08:52:44AM -0500, Nathan Vidican wrote: Gotcha all beat, screw the 'standard user' issue... I had a client call me once cause the office cat peed onto/into the server; no technical expertise required whatsoever, no password, no re-wiring of network, heck no opposable

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-10 Thread Gerard Seibert
On Wednesday January 10, 2007 at 07:24:22 (AM) VeeJay wrote: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? Well, with a BFH and a sufficient supply of C-4 (cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine), he/she could be quite dangerous. -- Gerard Mail from '@gmail' is rejected and/or

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-10 Thread Garrett Cooper
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 VeeJay wrote: Hi How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? Depends on a number of different factors. For example: 1. What you're running. 2. The number of users who have access to the machine. 3. The data being held. 4. How

Is this homework? (was Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?)

2007-01-10 Thread Kirk Strauser
On Wednesday 10 January 2007 06:24, VeeJay wrote: Hi How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? VeeJay, I may be wrong (and hope that I am), but your questions are starting to smack of the sort of questions a teacher would ask at the beginning of a class on operating systems.

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-10 Thread N.J. Thomas
* VeeJay [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-01-10 13:24:22 +0100]: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? Like another poster mentioned, it depends on a variety of factors. Three things I can suggest to help you minimize security risks from local users: - keep your machine and

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-10 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2007-01-10 13:24, VeeJay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? Depending on local setup, this could range from 'not at all' to 'extremely'. Do you have a *specific* setup in mind? ___

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-10 Thread Jay Chandler
Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On 2007-01-10 13:24, VeeJay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? Depending on local setup, this could range from 'not at all' to 'extremely'. Do you have a *specific* setup in mind? Standard user with the

Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

2007-01-10 Thread James Long
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:47:52 -0800 From: Jay Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box? To: Giorgos Keramidas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FreeBSD-Questions freebsd-questions@freebsd.org,VeeJay [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID