Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers
Date	2020-12-11 22:19 +0100
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On 11/12/2020 16.11, J.O. Aho wrote:
> On 11/12/2020 15.01, Dan Espen wrote:
>> "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> writes:
>>
>>> On 10/12/2020 23.13, bad sector wrote:
>>>> On 12/10/20 5:00 AM, Nomen Nescio wrote:
>>>>> it's about time we marched on Lennart's mansion with pitchforks
>>>> I already have Artix, Slackware and Devuan
>>>> installed in addition to Suse which alone in
>>>> the bunch uses systemd, so here the writing
>>>> is on the latrine wall. The issue however would
>>>> be of interest more for system admins and
>>>> server account users, neither of which would
>>>> I ever envisage becoming.
>>>>
>>>
>>> As an admin I would see this as a security issue, you would introduce
>>> method for people to get simple access to a system.
>>
>> If you let someone insert a USB stick into your system and then let them
>> on a terminal to mount the home directory on your system, I guess you
>> damn well wanted them on your system.
>>
>>> The only real use I do see for a portable home directory is for a home
>>> user who has two or more Linux machines and don't know how to setup
>>> NFS or other network based file system to share a common home.
>>
>> May work in that scenario, but certainly meant for a business user.
> 
> Maybe I been working too much with PIC DSS, but no you don't want a
> person to come with an USB with uncontrolled files, you want to be
> totally in control why can access a system no matter if that user
> wouldn't have any access outside their home directory.

I'm sure that the thing will also control who can connect his home to
what computer.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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system-homed coming at ya suckers Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2020-12-10 11:00 +0100
  Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-12-10 13:59 +0100
  Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers John McCue <jmccue@obsd2.mhome.org> - 2020-12-10 21:05 +0000
    Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-10 22:34 +0100
      Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-11 04:56 +0000
    Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-12-10 22:44 +0100
      Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2020-12-11 12:05 +0200
        Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-12-11 13:55 +0000
        Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 09:03 -0500
          Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-12-11 15:31 +0100
            Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 10:07 -0500
              Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2020-12-12 16:43 +0200
            Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers John McCue <jmccue@obsd2.mhome.org> - 2020-12-11 20:35 +0000
              Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-11 22:29 +0100
              Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-12-11 16:51 -0500
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-12-11 23:19 +0000
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-11 23:23 +0000
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-12-11 18:41 -0500
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-12-12 01:42 +0000
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-12-11 22:00 -0500
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-12 13:04 +0100
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2020-12-12 20:05 +0100
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2020-12-12 19:24 +0000
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-12 22:45 +0100
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-12-13 02:19 +0000
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-12-14 22:21 +0000
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Javier <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2020-12-15 15:34 -0600
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-12-15 23:48 +0000
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2020-12-15 22:00 +0000
              Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Henning Hucke <h_hucke+spam.news@newsmail.aeon.icebear.org> - 2020-12-13 12:45 +0000
    Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-10 16:50 -0500
      Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-12-11 08:01 +0100
        Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Michael Bäuerle <michael.baeuerle@stz-e.de> - 2020-12-11 11:43 +0100
          Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 08:58 -0500
        Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 08:55 -0500
    Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Jack Strangio  <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> - 2020-12-15 00:26 +0000
      Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-14 21:14 -0500
        Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2020-12-15 22:19 +0000
          Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-15 17:48 -0500
            Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2020-12-16 22:08 +0000
              Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2020-12-16 22:13 +0000
      Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers B1ackwater <bw@magikbeanz.net> - 2020-12-14 23:05 -0500
        Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-15 13:01 +0100
          Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers B1ackwater <bw@magikbeanz.net> - 2020-12-15 22:52 -0500
            Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-16 11:56 +0100
            Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-12-16 19:25 +0000
              Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers B1ackwater <bw@magikbeanz.net> - 2020-12-19 01:29 -0500
                Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) - 2020-12-19 14:54 +0000
          Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2020-12-16 12:16 +0200
            Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-16 11:58 +0100
              Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Jasen Betts <usenet@revmaps.no-ip.org> - 2020-12-18 12:15 +0000
  Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2020-12-10 17:13 -0500
    Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-12-11 08:05 +0100
      Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2020-12-11 08:33 -0500
      Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 09:01 -0500
        Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-12-11 16:11 +0100
          Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-12-11 12:46 -0500
            Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-11 22:22 +0100
            Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers Jasen Betts <usenet@revmaps.no-ip.org> - 2020-12-11 22:45 +0000
              Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-12-11 19:07 -0500
          Re: system-homed coming at ya suckers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-11 22:19 +0100

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