Fork bombing a Linux machine as a non-root user

[Scot L. Harris]

On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 00:02, M.Rudra wrote:

> Thanks, to all the replies.
> So I gather that other users can misuse only if they have physical
> access to the said machine ?  If its not a big security threat do i
> still need to setup user limits ?  At home its just my 'significant
> other', a musician :-) and me. We mostly use it for internet, and
> other general stuff.  When not online, we physically disconnect the
> wire as a precaution as i cannot lose my case studies and backup.  I
> would like to know other better methods to secure my machine.
> Thanks, -- 
> MR

Assuming you have a cable/dsl connection on of the easiest/cheapest
things you can do to secure your system is to get one of those dedicated
NAT/routers/firewalls put out by Linksys or Netgear.  While you can
configure a linux system to do the same thing these cheap boxes require
very little if any care and feeding once setup.  They are designed for
one thing and do it very well.

Disable all unused services, configure the iptables firewall on your
system, use good passwords.  You should also keep good backups of your
data.  And consider running tripwire and chkrootkit to monitor for signs
of intrusion.


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