Confessions of a Unix Addict

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

Just in from BugTraq SuSE Samba vuln. It is possible to read files outside the share, provided there are access permissions for the account used in SMB. Aren't we (the SysAdmins) supposed to lock these accounts down, let alone giving them access to files outside the shares? Could be another case of: Installing and using our product is that simple, anyone can do it. Why do they omit the "with proper knowledge of computer-security" part of "anyone" in the brochures. Microsoft can pull this off alone, they're supposed to be insecure.
11:23:00 AM

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On a personal note, I submitted my book to the technical screening process. Feels really strange, like losing something you became accustomed to. I always thought I'd feel relieved, let's see how it feels over the next couple of days.
11:13:23 AM

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In reference to the last post: Worrying about coffee is important! If you look closely, there is a mistake in the wording, should have read content and not contents. I think my lack of caffein intake is responsible.
Just in case you need to know: Lavazza Crema e Gusto. ;-)
BTW: The Lavazza site looks nice (no, I don't get any kick-backs), what I don't like is the fact that you're not able to link directly to a product.
10:58:04 AM

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Describing this coffee-shop on The State of the Art as a little "startreky" needs clarification. I think first series. Looks like a nice place to go, though.
Interestingly on of the people writing comments to the post seem to think there are more important things to worry about than coffee. Maybe, but my cup just reported an out of contents error and I have to stop writing, sorry. ;-)
10:42:08 AM

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