Re: Doing administrative work
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On 01/22/07 09:14, Dave Ewart wrote:
> On Monday, 22.01.2007 at 07:51 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
>> On 01/22/07 04:07, Dave Ewart wrote:
>>> On Sunday, 21.01.2007 at 22:03 -0500, Jim Hyslop wrote:
>>>
>> [snip]
[snip]
>> The first thing that pops into my mind, though, is, "What
>> happens if you get hit by a bus?"
>
> This has crossed my mind, since my daily commute to work involves
> fighting the local bus drivers, endlessly... :-)
You might be trustworthy not to walk away from a logged-in console
and not install stupid stuff, but is he?
Better to follow good security practices now.
> The procedure is: the nominated deputy can retrieve the root
> passwords from the safe and login via the console :-)
Also, did you date and sign your name on top of the adhesive seam
(and, it couldn't hurt, then tape over your signature) from the
envelope that the root password is in?
That will ensure that no one can sneak a peak at the root password
and cleverly reseal the envelope.
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