Run UNIX, lock directory from writes by everyone but you and root user. Problem solved. George wrote: > On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, j f chaos wrote: > > >Ascii pfiles are to easy to edit from an outsied editor (vi for > >instance), and would allow anyone w/ access to the circle directory to > >play around w/ the players files. > > Of course, you can just run 'mudpasswd' from the directory right now to > change the implementor's password and then log in as them with binary > pfiles. If people want to change something, they'll do it somehow. > > That and the fact that people shouldn't be able to get into your directory > in the first place, render that argument ineffective. > > -- > George Greer - Me@Null.net | Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity > http://www.van.ml.org/~greerga | is not thus handicapped. -- Elbert Hubbard > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | > | http://democracy.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list-faq.html | > +------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://democracy.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list-faq.html | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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