startup error for pflogd

[Michael Reifenberger]

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Max Laier wrote:
...
> I'll try to explain the reasoning behind this. If there are a zillion
> processes all owned by nobody:nogroup and an attacker manages to obtain
> control over one of them, the rest might be easy/easier prey. The evildoer
> will have better chances to obtain critical resources and maybe root in the
> end.
>
> This might seem like OpenBSD/paranoia, but my opinion on it is: It's done so
> why not port it over? It also helps to keep the diff down (which means less
> work).
>

Wouldn't it make sense to add all _<service> users at once then?

Bye/2
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