Re: /etc/ppp.* again ...
On Sun, 29 Dec 1996, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
edd >Christoph, you are constantly extrapolating both
edd >
edd > - what you conceive "good security" issues; and it is safe enough
edd > to say that this issue is highly controversial as you know from
edd > some email responses you got earlier
These "highly controversial" security issues were the result of
fantasy about what was going on as far as I can tell.
edd > - what you _locally_ need for your sysadministration but our
edd > packages should be well-designed and robust for most situations
edd > rather than adapted to local needs.
The pppd package was designed to be universally usable for multiple
situations and not mine alone. Please be specific. What exactly is the
problem? The standard installation is not usable for our situation without
suidmanager which was specifically designed to allow the flexibility for
security configurations in different situations.
edd >I am too tired of reopening the bug over and over. I feel, though,
edd >that your closing is not the Right Thing.
Then what is the issue?
Opening up /etc/ppp for access from group dip is really not secure.
You will invite all people with dialup ip access to review your ppp
configuration and the secrets files.
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