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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system, uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: Migrating to new machine |
| Date | 2015-03-20 13:21 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <cn2l6oFg7j0U5@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <1m1jrkk.1wx181f13on8hjN@de-ster.xs4all.nl> <cn0qgoF1vs8U1@mid.individual.net> <1m1ksy3.l29bbjgvyasjN@de-ster.xs4all.nl> <slrnmgo0p2.r45.g.kreme@kreme.eternal-september.org> <1m1l2y5.7x8ds712vb5qtN@de-ster.xs4all.nl> |
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On 2015-03-20, J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > >> Okay, so one time? In band camp? J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> was al > l, like: >> >> >> > [lots of good reasons] >> > but the good reasons do not apply for a one of a kind job >> > on your own machine where you are all of the users, >> > just to set some obvious problems right, >> >> Yes, they do. >> >> For one thing, are you going to disable the root account after mucking >> about? If not, you've let a huge security hole on your system. HUGE. > > Yes, of course. > >> Best practices are best for a reason, and should be followed. > > What's best practice depends on context. > What's best for a sysop maintaining a company-wide computer network > may not be best for an individual owner > maintaining just one machine of which he is sole owner and user, The best practices we are talking about are basic security best practices that apply to *anyone* who cares about the security of their computer and data. And they are actually *more* important for home users who may be less familiar with their computers and therefore less able to judge the security implications of what they do with their computers. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Migrating to new machine John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-19 06:52 -0700
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2015-03-19 16:37 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-19 16:41 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2015-03-19 20:09 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine Aldo Raine <apache@scalpem.net> - 2015-03-19 16:28 -0400
Re: Migrating to new machine me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-03-19 20:45 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-19 17:32 -0400
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 13:07 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-20 11:53 -0400
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 16:27 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-20 13:23 -0400
Re: Migrating to new machine Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-20 19:23 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2015-03-20 07:56 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-20 11:20 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 13:14 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-20 19:25 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-19 20:39 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2015-03-19 21:23 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2015-03-19 21:25 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2015-03-20 09:32 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-20 11:22 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2015-03-20 13:10 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 13:21 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-20 19:19 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2015-03-21 11:10 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-21 13:18 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2015-03-21 14:40 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-21 13:43 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2015-03-21 17:33 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 13:18 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-20 10:10 -0400
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 14:32 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-20 11:35 -0400
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-20 12:30 -0400
Re: Migrating to new machine me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-03-19 16:33 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-19 16:40 +0000
Re: Migrating to new machine nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2015-03-22 10:46 +0100
Re: Migrating to new machine John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-22 13:45 -0700
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