Re: RE: PASSWD FILE

From: Paul watson <watsop@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:47:31 +0100

>>> Tilman Schmidt <Tilman.Schmidt@sema.de> 08/19/99 08:39AM >>>
At 12:20 19.08.99 +0530, nilotpal wrote:
>Actually I want the squid configuration file to be password protected. I start squid through the init.d directory. People are messing with both this squid file and my squid.conf file.
>I can change the password of the root (everyone uses it now) but that's not advisable because of weirder reasons. So, i need to password protect these specific files.
>What I need is that it should ask for password whenver anyone tries to open the file with any text editor.
>help now!!

You need a fundamental review of the security or total lack of on your system. Until everybody stops uses root there's not a lot you can do

Paul Watson
WF Software Ltd
Tel: +44 1436 674729
Fax: +44 1436 678729
www.wfsoftware.com/informix
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