tips for user security

spoody_goon · 02-01-2004, 08:53 AM

I an new to Linux and it is time that I got serious about secruity. I understant the running Linux as root is a risk. I need tips on how to go from root to new user and still be able to control all of my machine. For example I need to run penggy (AOL connection) located in usr/sbin and I an not able with my users primary group as root.
In gereral I need user safty tips.
Thanks

XavierP · 02-01-2004, 08:55 AM

Ask and you shall recieve - unSpawn has written a howto which can be found in the Linux-Security forum.

Here is the link.

spoody_goon · 02-01-2004, 09:04 AM

Thanks

XavierP · 02-01-2004, 09:05 AM

not a problem