[Off Topic] Re: Linux security

[Florian Diesch]

Jim Richardson <warlock at eskimo.com> wrote:

> second, at least. So how would someone running as a normal user (which
> was the question I asked) infect their machine so badly to require a
> rebuild? 

On Ubuntu it's quite easy to modify some config files so you get a root
shell next time the user uses a program in the admin-menu.




   Florian
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