On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 09:59:50AM +0530, Ravi wrote: > reboot. Hackers take advantage of this and get into the system If user > process with root privileges crashes,Linux even gives fecility for > remote debugging with root permissions. > To use linux in embeded devices like firewall whose aim is only > security, security and security,this problem has to be rectified. Feel free to search the kernel sources for "dumpable" -- most uses will probably the flag that is checked when a ptrace of a process is requested. Also, search the code for BUG and panic functions -- you should be able to write a new function that reboots the machine, if this is truly what you want. -- "It's just PR. They repeat "small government" enough, and people start to look past the facts." -- Matt B
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