ensure only my apps work

[Hakan Koseoglu]

On 09/07/10 10:51, Mac Smith wrote:
> I have a very typical requirement.
I wouldn't say this is typical.

> I have a ubuntu box and i want to ensure that only the applications,
> scripts, programs that i have installed should run on it, anybody else
> copying or installing something on it should not be able to execute.
Mount the home & tmp with noexec, don't give anyone the root password.
Install rkhunter to track the checksums of the binaries. Tripwire is an 
other alternative.