Re: FC5, Firefox, NFS /home

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Les Mikesell wrote:

> NFS allows anyone who can become root on any machine allowed to
> access it (perhaps by booting a Knoppix CD...) to mount and access
> anything.  Even if you don't permit root access, anyone who is root
> locally can pretend to be anyone else.

Running a firewall helps prevent access through a network. Locking
doors help prevent physical access. The possibility of either being
compromised, does not discourage you from implementing the security in
the first place, does it?

Conversely, neither of these methods absolutely assures security
either, but without either, the risks are increased to the point of
probability.

Exposing private data is just one of many unnecessary risks.

--
K.

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