[897] in linux-security and linux-alert archive
Re: [linux-security] dip
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Klaus Lichtenwalder)
Fri Jul 12 11:35:33 1996
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:16:40 +0100 (WET DST)
From: Klaus Lichtenwalder <klaus@gaston.m.isar.de>
To: linux-security@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu
In-Reply-To: <199607101720.TAA06048@rbit.co.za>
On Wed, 10 Jul 1996, John Betts wrote:
> [...]
> I think there should be a comms group, at least, in which only
> users in that group may use _any_ communications device...
>
> I dont like the fact that by default any 'ol luser can use my modem...
> what about you folk? Should this defacto standard be changed?
>
Yes, that's the solution we do. We have some "power" users (who also
know the root passwd) and few dialup people. We need to be able to dip
to connect to our clients, but very definitely want to restrict modem
use ...
Klaus
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