[TriLUG] Penguins in the desert

[Ben Pitzer]

My assumption would be that if they're smart enough to know how to gain root
access to the machine by having physical access, then they're probably smart
enough to have root access to begin with. Not fair as a blanket assumption,
I know, and not 100% safe, but in this particular environment, given the
limited power, lack of network access, and general lack of access to ANY
electronic equipment, let alone advanced electronics, it's probably fairly
safe.

-Ben Pitzer


On 12 Oct 2005 12:46:27 -0400, Jon Carnes <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 21:16, Aaron Joyner wrote:
>
> >
> > I suppose it goes w/o saying that you should limit root access to these
> > machines. That's one of the nicest things about linux in an environment
> > where you don't trust the users. You can actually prevent them from
> > breaking it. :)
> >
> How do you stop folks from gaining root if they have physical access to
> the machine? Or are you assuming they don't have Linux knowledge?
>
> Jon
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