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Title: option to disable ctl-alt-del
Post by: Scott Smith on September 08, 2000, 05:53:08 PM

With an e-smith server sitting in a small (read: not secure) environment, leaving the ability to reboot via ctl-alt-del leaves the server vulnerable to the terminally curious. I suggest a web manager option to toggle this feature (in /etc/inittab, the ca entry.)

Title: RE: option to disable ctl-alt-del
Post by: Orville Carter on September 10, 2000, 12:31:11 AM

Scott Smith wrote:

> With an e-smith server sitting in a small (read: not secure)
> environment, leaving the ability to reboot via ctl-alt-del
> leaves the server vulnerable to the terminally curious. I
> suggest a web manager option to toggle this feature (in
> /etc/inittab, the ca entry.)

Scott,

While I think disabling the ctrl-alt-del is a great idea, we have a simpler solution
for critical e-smith machines. REMOVE the keyboard, monitor, and mouse after e-smith is fully configured and running.
We have also added UPS's to each e-smith machine. Also, the reset, and power buttons are at the rear of each computer. So, at my home/office it is almost impossible to knock a server off line.

Orville

Title: RE: option to disable ctl-alt-del
Post by: Damien Curtain on September 20, 2000, 07:34:25 PM

Scott Smith wrote:

> With an e-smith server sitting in a small (read: not secure)
> environment, leaving the ability to reboot via ctl-alt-del
> leaves the server vulnerable to the terminally curious. I
> suggest a web manager option to toggle this feature (in
> /etc/inittab, the ca entry.)

ok as ive already done this ill try and remember to package it as soon as my flatmate turns my server back on, always the way, leave the country and they disconnect the noisy machines:)

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 Damien