atom feed6 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-securitysyslogd(8) Dropping Privs
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Crist J. ClarkJun 4, 2004 12:54 pm 
Neo-VortexJun 4, 2004 3:49 pm 
Colin PercivalJun 4, 2004 3:58 pm 
Darren ReedJun 5, 2004 1:19 am 
Darren ReedJun 5, 2004 1:22 am 
Crist J. ClarkJun 14, 2004 10:42 am 
Subject:syslogd(8) Dropping Privs
From:Neo-Vortex (ro@Neo-Vortex.Ath.Cx)
Date:Jun 4, 2004 3:49:06 pm
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-security

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Crist J. Clark wrote:

We haven't had many syslogd(8) vulnerabilities lately, but one less daemon running as root seems like a Good Thing. I do not see any drawbacks from a security point of view.

I agree there, the less, the better :)

~Neo-Vortex