From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:18:38 -0700 From: Randolph Fritz To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] allow Message-ID: <20000714171837.A3426@cyber-dyne.com> References: <200007141446.KAA17766@illustrious.cnchost.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <200007141446.KAA17766@illustrious.cnchost.com>; from pip@namaste.stricca.org on Fri, Jul 14, 2000 at 02:51:21PM -0400 Topicbox-Message-UUID: ddfa0dda-eac8-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Fri, Jul 14, 2000 at 02:51:21PM -0400, pip@namaste.stricca.org wrote: > > The reason 'allow' is fine on the stand-alone file fileserver is because > of physical security. Is it possibly to provide a similar facility in the > context of the general purpose system ? Maybe the use of smart cards > might be a solution. At system configuration time, you config the > system to recognize the bearer of a particular card as the admin. > This could be done relatively simply with Dallas Semiconductor's iButton, which you can read about at . The gadget and its interface are quite inexpensive. And they sell a decoder ring version. Really. -- Randolph Fritz Eugene, Oregon, USA