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Re: XDMCP security?



On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, Adi Stav wrote:

>         Why not have the user's home directory owned by root? The user will be able to modify any existing files once you create them for her, but not create, rename or remove anything herself. 

Let's go one step farther - Why give home directories at all, if all you
want is to provide POP services??? Make the home directory invalid - all
they need is /var/mail (sysV) or /var/spool/mail (Linux,BSD)

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