Re: [9fans] a few Q's regarding cpu/auth server

[Ethan Grammatikidis <eekee57@fastmail.fm>]

On Fri, 7 Aug 2009 10:02:27 -0300
Iruata Souza <iru.muzgo@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Ethan Grammatikidis<eekee57@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > On Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:29:25 -0300
> > Iruata Souza <iru.muzgo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Ethan Grammatikidis<eekee57@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> >> > On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:33:18 +0100
> >> > "Steve Simon" <steve@quintile.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I cannot imageine the senario where random people will have access
> >> >> to the cpu/auth/file server's consoles. It just doesn't happen
> >> >> if you are serious about security.
> >> >>
> >> >> However if you want to protect your console against your friends
> >> >> I wrote a script to do it /n/sources/contrib/steve/rc/conslock
> >> >> you may also want to look at screenlock(1)
> >> >>
> >> >> Incidentially I may use this at home to protect my servers console
> >> >> against my 2 year old who rather likes keyboards, though this is
> >> >> a different type of security.
> >> >>
> >> >> -Steve
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Speaking of family, I'd imagine a little password protection might go a long way to keeping > the peace in many families. Respect for siblings' property isn't exactly hard-wired into
> >> > human nature, is it?
> >>
> >> no password protection will suffice when ethics fails.
> >
> > ETHICS? In a SEVEN YEAR OLD who knows what rm does????? What the fuck planet are you from? Don't get me started on my teenage years.
> >
>
> having respect for the shared (or private if you wish) stuff is
> ethical. if only prohibition is applied, no password protection will
> work.
>
> a seven year old in anger can surely set fire on the computer or
> whatnot if ethics fails him.

Again, what planet are you from?! :) Setting fire to the computer will get him in so much trouble it'll hurt nastily, but a little messing with big bro's hobby, while risky, doesn't seem to be anywere near as bad.


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Ethan Grammatikidis

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