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Re: [[cobalt-users] Server Hacked?]



At 06:00 PM 2/13/00 +0100, you wrote:

Just one question: The passwd file is marked as world-readable. Should I
remove this flag in order to improve security ?

Not if you want the linux operating system running your RaQ to keep working <wry grin>.

RaQ2 and RaQ3 models come with shadow passwords by default; someone recently wrote on this list that the RaQ1 doesn't.

For security, you really need to have shadow passwords implemented.

Jeff

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