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Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Fri Dec 7 22:57:55 UTC 2007


Steve Lindemann wrote:

> The console is physically connected to the server.  It should be locked 
> up in the same room as the server and you still need to log in thru the 
> console to gain access.  The console should be the only terminal 
> connection that ever allows direct root login (and that could be argued 
> against as well).

If you log in or su to root, the black magic permission changing where 
the system guesses that a user touching the keyboard should own nearby 
devices doesn't matter anyway.

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   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com




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