Re: Root sending messages to users
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Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 06/21/08 22:23, Rich Healey wrote:
>> Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> On 06/20/08 09:12, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>>> 2008/6/20 Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>:
>>>>>> Well, it is a one-user box,
>>>>> No it's not. Unix hasn't just had "meat" users in 30 years. If you
>>>>> don't believe me, cat her box's /etc/passwd.
>>>>>
>>>> I meant, the only human user.
>>>>>> but she is that user! When I SSH in I SSH in as her.
>>>>> That's horrible security practice. Add an account for yourself, and
>>>>> ssh in under it.
>>>>>
>>>> I only SSH in from the LAN for a few seconds time ever. I update her
>>>> system with apt-get, I copy over a file, stuff like that. There is no
>>>> NAT on the router, so SSH is not forwarded in from outside.
>>> Even if, in this instance, there's no "harm" (she's you're wife,
>>> after all), it's still Bad Practice, and that makes for Bad Habits.
>>> In 15 seconds you can create user "dotan" on that machine, and log
>>> in as it, then sudo or su to do whatever you need to do.
>> Besides.. I have a similar setup on my mother's machine, where i want my
>> own .vimrc etc..
>
> And how long did it take you to set up that account to your liking??
>
Not very on each machine, a few scp lines.
He really should set up his own account.
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