[2995] in Kerberos
RE: ksu
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bede@scotty.mitre.org)
Fri Jan 28 18:07:20 1994
Posted-From: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 17:53:00 -0500
From: bede@scotty.mitre.org
To: kerberos@MIT.EDU
Cc: warlord@MIT.EDU, sdawson@engin.umich.edu
In-Reply-To: Scott Dawson's message of Thu, 27 Jan 1994 17:09:51 -0500 <9401272209.AA00831@limbo.engin.umich.edu>
Aside from any internal flaws it might have, you need keep in mind
that ksu can open you up to the well-known abuses of UNIX "su". The
bottom line here is simply that you still have to pay careful
attention to various UNIX permission files (e.g. $HOME/.rhosts,
/etc/hosts.equiv).
- Bede McCall <bede@mitre.org>
The MITRE Corporation
Bedford, Massachusetts
