On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:07:53 -0800 "wintoe" <penguin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is it possible to deny usage of mailq command? > > how about using chown to mailq. > > #groupadd GroupName > #chown root.GroupName /path-to/mailq > #chmod 750 /path-to/mailq > #usermod -G userNam GroupName > Add the users u want to use mailq to GroupName.. > This really isn't the most secure way to prohibit users from using this command. They can simply copy the desired command from somewhere else into their home directory and execute it. Instead protect the data that the mailq command uses; the following should be enough: chmod 700 /var/spool/mqueue Which AFAIK is the permissions set on this directory at installation time. Cheers, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
