Re: Bastille script

["Allen Bolderoff" <allen gist net au>]

anything under /etc/skel should show up as default in new users files

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustav Schaffter" <gustav schaffter com>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: Bastille script


> Allen,
> 
> That sounds as a very good idea. Think I'll do that myself. (Unless
> someone screams "DON'T", that is. :-)
> 
> If I would like this to be the case for all new users, where would I do
> this as a 'template'? Somewhere under /etc ?
> 
> 
> Regards
> Gustav
> 
> Allen Bolderoff wrote:
> > 
> > adahma io com said:
> > > I recently used the Bastille script for securing Linux, and I'm
> > > wishing I hadn't.  One of the problems I can't figure out, is I now
> > > have an .rhosts file in each user directory, and I can't remove this
> > > file, even as root.  What do I need to do to get rid of it?  What was
> > > done to make this file UN-removable?
> > 
> > > TIA,
> > 
> > They set a blank .rhosts file that stops malicious people from creating
> > versions of the file that allow anyone to just rsh into the machine.
> > 
> > (if you read the docs that came with Bastille, it explains this)
> > 
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