How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?

[Nathan Vidican]

James Long wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:47:52 -0800
>> From: Jay Chandler <chandler at chapman.edu>
>> Subject: Re: How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?
>> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr>
>> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>,	VeeJay
>> 	<maanjee at gmail.com>
>> Message-ID: <45A59748.4010301 at chapman.edu>
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>> Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>>     
>>> On 2007-01-10 13:24, VeeJay <maanjee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Hi
>>>> How dangerous a Standard User could be to a FreeBSD box?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Depending on local setup, this could range from 'not at all' to
>>> 'extremely'.  Do you have a *specific* setup in mind?
>>>
>>>  
>>>       
>> Standard user with the root password, a bag of explosives, a .45 magnum, 
>> and a chip on his shoulder, say?
>>     
>
> Yeah, and even a user with no account or password, a screwdriver, and
> a Mountain Dew.
>
> Jim
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Gotcha all beat, screw the 'standard user' issue... I had a client call 
me once cause the office cat peed onto/into the server; no technical 
expertise required whatsoever, no password, no re-wiring of network, 
heck no opposable digits even or anything else for that matter, yet it 
still managed to kill the server ;)

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Nathan Vidican
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