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...ays just cat /etc/passwd and see that root has been renamed. So firstly, is this possible, and security wise is it of any real use? Can anyone think of any apps it would break that assume that the uid 0 user is called root and don't just address the user by its uid? Thanks, Craig Edwards - -- WinBot IRC client developer: http://www.winbot.co.uk ChatSpike - The users network: http://www.chatspike.net InspIRCd - Modular IRC server: http://www.inspircd.org Online RPG Developer: http://www.ssod.org - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (MingW32) iD8DBQFCJsTf0k42Wxli/BARAp2DAJ9d...

> Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:31:05 +0800 > From: Ganbold <ganbold@micom.mng.net> > Subject: Strange command histories in hacked shell server Just a minor comment on one portion of your message. [All deleted except the pertinent part - wjv] > Machine is configured in such way that everyone can create an account itself. > Some user dir permissions: > ...

Recently i have been using a dialup 56k account to access the net and have noticed that when my ssh session times out and I am editing a file in ` ee ' the system goes to 99% cpu usage and stays like this till the pid is killed. This is a standard user account (not root/su) Would a user be able to create a denial of service condition on the remote system using this bug? (sorry if this is

Dear FreeBSD users and system administrators, While the FreeBSD Security Team has traditionally been very good at investigating and responding to security issues in FreeBSD, this only solves half of the security problem: Unless users and administrators of FreeBSD systems apply the security patches provided, the advisories issued accomplish little beyond alerting potential attackers to the