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Re: [cobalt-users] Running named as root ? Why not change it standard cobalt ??
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Running named as root ? Why not change it standard cobalt ??
- From: SM <nntp@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu Sep 6 11:29:32 2001
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
At 00:49 06-09-2001 +0200, R. Hamburg wrote:
>Why is cobalt ignoring this "risks" and what are exactly the risks of
>running named as root ???? Is it that hard for them to change that in newer
If you are running Bind as root, the risk is higher if there is an exploit
as the uninvited guest can gain root.
Regards,
-sm