Re: How to synchronise NFS uid
> On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 09:23:47AM +0200, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
> > Note that NFS was created (by SUN microsystems) for homogenous networks
> > where all people/computers used same shared password databases (e.g. NIS,
> > formerly known as YP).
> >
> > For this reason is it (was) not safe for environments where anyone (read:
> > admin of each system) can set up any access rights (s)he wants.
On 13.10.06 03:55, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> Read: if anyone but you has root OR unmonitored physical access to
> his/her machine, then you lose.
unless you will never execute any program/script on the NFS filesystem
(shared or mounted) and put only shareable files there...
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