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From: ssd@engr.ucf.edu (Steven S. Dick)
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Subject: Re: SECURITY Concerns for Unix systems
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Date: 13 Apr 91 14:50:28 GMT
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>  Not to mention all the other security holes they leave in --and don't
>  tell you about!

My favorite is the chmod 666 /etc/motd that is in /etc/rc.local...
I WONDERED where those silly messages in /etc/motd were coming from!!

Steve
ssd@engr.ucf.edu