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Re: Cat permissions
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:53:41 -0400
- Subject: Re: Cat permissions
- References: <18500335.post@talk.nabble.com> <487F252A.5000503@etr-usa.com> <20080717142247.GB32340@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <487F70B2.5030901@etr-usa.com>
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On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:17:54AM -0600, Warren Young wrote:
> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> I'm sorry but I don't think any of the above is POSIX compliant. You
>> seem to have messed with your cat configuration. POSIX dictates much
>> more permissive cat access.
>
> The admins at our site have decided on stronger security restrictions for
> the safety of both the users and the cat. If you don't lock down your cat,
> one or both of these stakeholder groups is likely to get hurt.
As long as you know what you're doing. Please don't complain to this
mailing list with requests for dealing with nocturnal cat denial of skin
(DOS) attacks, however.
cgf