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Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packagesFedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packagesPosted Nov 19, 2009 17:09 UTC (Thu) by lkundrak (subscriber, #43452)In reply to: Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages by cry_regarder Parent article: Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages
> I'm not worried about malicious users. I'm worried about household guests and family members.
Are you well aware that with physical access they're able to do anything anyway? In most setups family members can. When it comes to guests, the right tool for you is xguest -- you'll get a locked-down desktop for guests with no extra configuration at all.
For the rest of setups you can still change the policy; point is that defaults are sane for most setups.
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Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages Posted Nov 19, 2009 20:48 UTC (Thu) by jgarzik (subscriber, #8364) [Link]
Are you well aware of decades of Unix history?
Doing malicious or stupid things with physical machine access typically requires a modicum of effort, and often leaves obvious evidence behind.
With F12, all you need is a mouse click. The bar is substantially lowered.
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