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From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Subject: Re: Horrifying Security Hole Maker-BSDI feature or bug?
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Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 06:55:20 GMT
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In article <richard-0310951551150001@island.interverse.com>, richard@interverse.com (Richard Gilligan) writes:
> If in fact it turns out that the code for this behavior is built into the
> BSDI distribution that we have all paid for, perhaps we could encourage
> BSD to improve the interface abit (when I want to disappear passwords will
> I remember that this can be done easily using the "adduser" command? Not!
> "rm_pwd" would be more intuitive.)
[Since you seem to be in sarcasm mode, I will respond in kind. Note that
there *is* an answer in here]
Here is a free clue: FTP to ftp.bsdi.com, cd bsdi/patches, get the file
called README. Read it. Become enlightened.
Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing
terry@spcvxa.spc.edu St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA
+1 201 915 9381 (voice) +1 201 435-3662 (FAX)