Re: security (malware) issues in Linux bases OSes
On 2009-02-16_10:29:02, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 02/16/2009 08:26 AM, Paul E Condon wrote:
>> On 2009-02-15_17:26:23, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
>>> On Sunday 15 February 2009 15:48:37 Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>> [W]hat's to stop Joe Wannabe from doing this?
>>>>
>>>> $ sudo dpkg -i NakedBrittany.deb
>>> What's to stop Joe Wannabe from doing this?
>>> sudo rm -rf The Great American Novell / Movie
>>
>> Joe Wannabe needs to learn more in order to do him self real harm.
>> Shouldn't it be:
>>
>> sudo rm -rf "The Great American Novell"
>
> That's the whole point. People coming from a gooey environment don't
> think (about such things).
>
>> ? ;-)
>> And, without testing it, I'm pretty sure that
>>
>> sudo rm -rf /
>>
>> is trapped and subject to special handling. At least, it should be,
>> IMHO.
>
> I don't believe it. Show us!
Ron, why don't you try to command and see for yourself? Its easy
enough to do it. I just don't have the time. Cough. Cough.
And to any newbies reading this. Please let Ron do the testing.
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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