RE: [cobalt-users] Telnet access question

[Grant Cummings <GrantC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you actually been able to modify files outside your domain?  Or can you
just view them?

You mentioned that you're an admin...is that just for the site or for the
whole box?

Grant Cummings

-----Original Message-----
From: alonsog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:alonsog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:42 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [cobalt-users] Telnet access question


Is it normal that a virtual site's admin user with shell access is able to
navigate beyond his domain's folder? (while under a Telnet Session). I
havent tried modifying any files because I'm barely learning the ropes, but
it seemed strange to me that I was able to see all the directory tree
instead of just my domain's portion of it while logged in as a virtual
site's admin user. Fortunately, I am that user (also the Raq's only
administrator so far) but it scares me to know that if I give shell access
to any of my admin users he'll be able to make changes beyond his domain.
Does this present a security risk? is it normal? Please comment...

Thank you very much,
Alonso Garcia
Raq/Linux Newbie





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