@ub and @cb issues - an idea

[Bill Vermillion]

On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 11:56:19AM -0400, Jay R. Ashworth thus
spoke:

> On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 10:56:13AM -0500, Steve Wiltsie wrote:
>
> > I think all this discussion and concern over the user ID's
> > used by filePro on Unix and Unix-like OSes emphasizes a Wish
> > List suggestion I made some time ago. I think there should
> > be a Configuration File type of list that holds the filePro
> > user names and numbers used for @CB and @UB. This would then
> > allow those system variables to be used in Windows versions
> > as well and would help to prevent the kind of problems being
> > related in these recent e-mails. It could even be copied from
> > one system to another as installations upgrade to new Unix or
> > other systems.

> Nope.

> *My*, what a horrible idea that is, from a system administration
> standpoint.  *Another* file I gotta maintain?  And modify all my
> adduser machinery to deal with?  (Most of which I *can't*, cause it's
> binaries?)

Not to mention the fact that since it is an external file what is
to keep someone from changing the file that carries the names.

"No - I didn't create that record, Tommy did.  See the @CB"  after
he change the file.  You'd have to play with the password file in
Unix to achieve the same level of obfuscastion.


Bill
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