Re: Default Fedora installation suffers from egregious configuration flaw

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On Thu, 19 May 2011 13:40:47 -0400
aragonx@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Isn't that only part of the
> solution? Why would we ever need to have PermitRootLogin to
> true? My memory is a little rusty but I'm pretty sure the install
> forces the creation of a user account. 

No, it does at firstboot. 

If you install a headless machine, you have no way to make a user
without logging in as root and making one. 

> I've never done a
> headless install so I know nothing about how that works. However, we
> shouldn't let a minority of installations compromise the security of
> the majority. As someone has already pointed out, can't they have a
> different spin to allow whatever they might need?

I think there are solutions to this, but they should be worked with the
anaconda folks, rather than here. ;) 

> Are there any
> other services that are listening by default and allowed through the
> firewall? I believe there should be none of either. However, I
> have been called paranoid in the past. :)

Nope. Not on a default install anymore I don't think... 

kevin

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