Changeset b1e8d281

Timestamp:

Feb 21, 2006, 1:52:52 AM (20 years ago)

Author:

Jim Gifford <clfs@…>

Children:

60d7f3af

Parents:

16419d3

Message:

r955@server (orig r953): jim | 2005-12-22 23:55:17 -0800

r1178@server: jim | 2005-12-22 23:54:50 -0800
Removed halt, sync, and shutdown users.

Files:

• boot/common/pwdgroup.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chroot/common/pwdgroup.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• introduction/common/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)

boot/common/pwdgroup.xml

@@ -48 +48 @@
 daemon:x:2:2:daemon:/sbin:/bin/false
 adm:x:3:4:adm:/var/adm:/bin/false
-sync:x:5:0:sync:/sbin:/bin/sync
-shutdown:x:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown
-halt:x:7:0:halt:/sbin:/sbin/halt
 lp:x:10:18:lp:/var/spool/lp:/bin/false
 mail:x:30:30:mail:/var/spool/mail:/bin/false

chroot/common/pwdgroup.xml

@@ -48 +48 @@
 daemon:x:2:2:daemon:/sbin:/bin/false
 adm:x:3:4:adm:/var/adm:/bin/false
-sync:x:5:0:sync:/sbin:/bin/sync
-shutdown:x:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown
-halt:x:7:0:halt:/sbin:/sbin/halt
 lp:x:10:18:lp:/var/spool/lp:/bin/false
 mail:x:30:30:mail:/var/spool/mail:/bin/false

introduction/common/changelog.xml

@@ -53 +53 @@
           readline.</para>
         </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[jim] - Removed halt, sync, and shutdown users. These users work, but offer
+           a potential security threat. Thus the reason for removal.</para>
+        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>