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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: disabling ^Z
Date: 7 Jul 1995 09:52:22 +0200
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Javier Martin Rueda <jmrueda@diatel.upm.es> wrote:
>> what should I add in the .login file to disable users from being able to
>> use the ^Z
>
>If csh has something similar to sh's trap, maybe that could be used to ignore
>signal TSTP.
It doesn't.
I suspect the original question was aimed to make some guest login or
somesuch ``more secure''. The whole scenario isn't worth a thought,
it will remain as insecure as it was unless other measures are taken
(e.g. don't provide a shell at all, rather use some Perl menu etc.)
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)