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[Jerald Sheets]

Then you should package it, and sell it.  Becuase no one in the  
history of UNIX has been able to do the same.


Jerald M. Sheets jr.
Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator
McKesson, Inc.
404.293.8762


On May 17, 2005, at 4:10 PM, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:

>> It is not a matter of being "convinced"  it is a matter that I have
>> been educated otherwise from EXTREMELY early in my career (nearly 20
>> years ago) that this is the way it is done, and MOST security
>> personnel, education firms, UNIX companies, etc. instruct to do so.
>> I'm just not willing to assume  I know better than them.
>>
>>
>> Jerald M. Sheets jr.
>> Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator
>>
>
> I am your opposite here.
> My logic was to find out why they made their statements, and then  
> configure a
> system that won't have the weaknesses they they point out. With  
> Linux, I have
> the luxury of building a system that won't be as "insecure" as the  
> systems of
> the "experts." My system is configured so that even an expert could  
> run it as
> root and not screw it up. ;) More importantly, it is setup so that  
> someone
> like me (who just uses Linux to get things done) can run the box  
> well without
> having my poor admin skills be a factor.
> -- 
> Wishing you Happiness, Joy, and Laughter,
> Drew Brown
> http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
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