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--- a/doc/msec.lyx
+++ b/doc/msec.lyx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#This file was created by <camille> Tue Dec 21 23:01:04 1999
+#This file was created by <camille> Mon Dec 27 23:34:10 1999
#LyX 0.12 (C) 1995-1998 Matthias Ettrich and the LyX Team
\lyxformat 2.15
\textclass article
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ msec
Camille Bégnis <camille@mandrakesoft.com>
\layout Date
-21/12/1999
+22/12/1999
\layout Standard
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ The main security improvement compared with level 0 is that now, the access
to one user's stuff is granted via user-name and password.
So it may be used by various people, and it is less sensitive to bad maneuvers.
However it shouldn't be used for a connected computer whether by modem
- or in a LAN (Local Area Network).
+ or to a LAN (Local Area Network).
\layout Subsection
Level 2
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ Level 3
This is the standard security recommended for a computer that will be used
to connect to the Internet as a client.
- All security checks are periodically run, specifically one that check for
- open ports on the system.
+ Most of security checks are periodically run, specifically one that check
+ for open ports on the system.
However, these open ports are kept opened and access to them is granted
to everyone.
So this security level is not really suited for a system permanently connected
@@ -200,13 +200,8 @@ This is the standard security recommended for a computer that will be used
From the user's point of view, the system is now a little bit more closed,
so it'll need some basic knowledges of the Linux system to achieve some
special operations.
-\layout Standard
-
-Note 1: The security here offered is comparable with the one of a standard
- RedHat or previous Mandrake distribution.
-\layout Standard
-
-Note 2: All possible security checks are not run in this runlevel.
+ The security here offered is comparable with the one of a standard RedHat
+ or previous Mandrake distribution.
\layout Subsection
Level 4
@@ -277,7 +272,7 @@ authorized clients.
\layout Standard
\LyXTable
multicol5
-26 7 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
+27 7 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -1
1 1 0 0
1 1 0 0
0 1 0 0
@@ -304,6 +299,7 @@ multicol5
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0
+0 1 0 0
2 1 0 "50mm" ""
8 1 0 "" ""
8 1 0 "" ""
@@ -472,6 +468,13 @@ multicol5
0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
+0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
+0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
+0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
+0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
+0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
+0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
+0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
0 2 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
0 2 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
0 8 0 1 0 0 0 "" ""
@@ -657,6 +660,20 @@ Warning in syslog
\newline
*
\newline
+Warning sent by mail to root
+\newline
+
+\newline
+
+\newline
+*
+\newline
+*
+\newline
+*
+\newline
+*
+\newline
Suid root file check
\newline
@@ -929,7 +946,7 @@ Host trusting files contains
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
-sign.
+ sign.
That means that one of the files
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
@@ -982,7 +999,7 @@ local : Only people connected at localhost may open an X window on your
screen.
\layout Itemize
-none : Nobodi can do that.
+none : Nobody can do that.
\layout Subsection
User in audio group
@@ -1034,7 +1051,7 @@ Each warning issued by msec is logged into
Warning directly on tty
\layout Standard
-Each warning issued by msec is directly printed on currentconsole.
+Each warning issued by msec is directly printed on current console.
\layout Subsection
Warning in syslog
@@ -1043,6 +1060,12 @@ Warning in syslog
Warnings of msec are directed to syslog service.
\layout Subsection
+Warning sent by mail to root
+\layout Standard
+
+Warnings issued by msec are also sent by mail to root.
+\layout Subsection
+
Suid root file check
\layout Standard
@@ -1149,11 +1172,19 @@ All services not contained into
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-/etc/security/msec/init-sh/server.4/5
+/etc/security/msec/init-sh/server.4
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ for level 4 or
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+server.5
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
- will be disabled.
+ for level 5 will be disabled.
They are not removed, but simply not started when loading a runlevel.
If you need some of them, just add them again with the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
@@ -1171,8 +1202,8 @@ Boot password
\layout Standard
Allows you to setup a password for Lilo.
- Prevents people for rebooting the machine, but in the other hand, the machine
- won't be able to reboot by itself.
+ Prevents (unexperienced) people from rebooting the machine, but in the
+ other hand, the machine won't be able to reboot by itself.
\layout Subsection
Grant connection to