On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 12:39:35AM -0200, Hammurabi Mendes wrote: > I am doing some configuration now, and installing new programs, but I > would like not to desorganize the system or compromise the system > security, and I have 2 questions: > > Is /usr/local the right place to put executables that are not controlled > by packages? yes, /usr/local is your playground to do with whatever you want. the packaging system is forbidden to touch it other then creating empty directories for your convenience (but will not fail if they can't for whatever reason) > If some user is supposed to access internet, is secure add the user on > the "dip" group? (Or, was this group specially created for this > purpose?) group dip is for users who should be allowed to bring up the PPP internet connection yes. it is safe to add users to this group. all they will be able to do is run `pon' to bring up the connection and `poff' to bring it down. (if they were the one to bring it up) -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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