Path: utzoo!attcan!nebulus!ram
From: ram@nebulus.UUCP (Richard Meesters)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: GNU, security, and RMS
Message-ID: <887@nebulus.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jun 89 17:17:10 GMT
References: <19896@adm.BRL.MIL> <570025@hpsemc.HP.COM> <887@mtxinu.UUCP>
Organization: Alchemy Mindworks,Toronto,Ontario
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In article <887@mtxinu.UUCP>, ed@mtxinu.COM (Ed Gould) writes:
> >    Sorry Barry.  This is totally invalid.   The PC's are not multi-user
> >systems.   There is little need for security on a single user system.
> 
> True, PCs are single-user systems.  But, thjey're often shared among
> several users - not sumultaneously, but shared none the less.  There
> PCs are also connected to networks, allowing access - even simultaneous
> access - by a variety of people.  There's just as much (however much
> you think that might be) need for security on the single-user PC as
> on any other system that isn't locked away whenever its only user isn't
> present.
> 

PC security with regards to multiple users utilizing a single PC is called 
using your own floppy disk and taking it with you.  Security on networks is 
available, at least with the networks I've used and are familliar with. 
Usually you can set Access rights limitations to the directory level.

BTW, How the heck did we get to talking about PC security in comp.unix.Wizards?

Regards,
Richard Meesters