Re: Login shell (was: Small Bug)
On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 07:16:25PM +0100, Norbert Nemec wrote:
> and people who do not have accounts should not be allowed to do anything!
Really?
> In case you really need anonymous access, you can simply introduce
> a "guest" account on your machine, just as it is done on many Linux machines
> already.
For the long answer, read Niels email. (thanks niels)
> On a prompt, you get at least the impression that there might be some other
> intelligent way to crack the system.
Why do you want to crack the system if you already have a shell on it?
> For that reason, my suggestion would be, to drop the whole idea about the
> login shell, and by that drop all the effort about the fourth permission set!
> (Just think how long it will take, until all the tools are modified to
> support that feature!)
Ha! What support in which tools do you think is needed?
(You are forgetting about the superior design of the Hurd.)
Thanks,
Marcus
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