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Re: umask for init



Just for further info
If you want a whole process in locking up Linux go to www.securityportal.com
and Select the Linux tab.  In the left hand frame, there should be a
section labelled Securing Linux.  Follow that to help plug further holes.


Dan Hutchinson

---- Dan Christensen <jdc@uwo.ca> wrote:
> I read that certain kernel versions don't set the umask for init
> correctly (2.4.6 is one of them, I think).  Does anyone know if
> a Debian system is susceptible to this problem, and if so, which
> files may have been created world-writable?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dan
> 
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> jdc@uwo.ca
> 
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