fc5: install everything?

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Tue May 9 13:25:03 UTC 2006


On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 01:18, Michael A. Peters wrote:
> > 
> > Why install a multiuser OS if only one user will ever use
> > it?  
> 
> OK - install what your users are going to use.
> You certainly don't want everything under the sun with multiple login
> users - multiple login users increases the chances of a compromised
> local account, and a compromised local account with everything installed
> increases the chances that something installed has an exploit that can
> be taken advantage of by the system cracker.

That might be a useful comment if you mentioned the parts that
are dangerous to install - and perhaps why they are included
on the CD if no one should install them.

-- 
  Les Mikesell
   lesmikesell at gmail.com





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