Re: itp: static bins / resolving static debian issues
On Tue, Aug 24, 1999 at 11:53:52AM -0400, Steve Willer wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Michael Stone wrote:
>
> > The reality is that the commercial unices are centered around
> > preserving the ability for root to log in at the console--not the
> > ability for root to come in over a network. Debian configured with
> > sash on a serial console provides _as much or more_ reliability as
> > a commercial unix configured with a static /bin/sh, and does it _in
> > less space_.
>
> Does this mean you support making sash Standard or Important?
whether sash is installed by default or not is irrelevant - it is only
another package, mere installation of it can cause no harm.
what is at issue is changing root's shell - this IS potentially
dangerous and should NOT be done by default, it should require a
conscious choice on the part of the local sysadmin.
in other words, i don't care at all whether sash gets installed by
default or not. I only care about whether installing sash will make
unwanted (possibly dangerous, certainly annoying) changes to my system.
craig
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craig sanders
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