Re: "Create Database" Security Hole?

From: Red Valsen <red_valsen@yahoo.com> > >You just might take a fancy to filling my rootdbspace for s&g. *I* might indeed, but *I* don't have access to your box, er, server, and surely you would make it clear to any luser that did have access that filling up your root dbspace is a career limiting move? :-) >Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > > > From: Red Valsen <red_valsen@yahoo.com> > > > > > >Is there any way to prevent a user (ANY user) from executing "create > > >database <databasename>"? We're using IDS7.30.UC2 & 7.23.UC1/Solaris > > >2.6/x86, but I'm sure this is a ubiquitous capability (security hole?) > > >on all Informix DB products. > > > > Not really, but why is it a security hole? If I can create a database >and > > populate it, so what? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

how is it a career limited move it is someone malicous that is leaving the company or someone that is not part of the company ? Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:7o3r37$od6$1@news.xmission.com... > > From: Red Valsen <red_valsen@yahoo.com> > > > >You just might take a fancy to filling my rootdbspace for s&g. > > *I* might indeed, but *I* don't have access to your box, er, server, and > surely you would make it clear to any luser that did have access that > filling up your root dbspace is a career limiting move? :-) > > >Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > > > > > From: Red Valsen <red_valsen@yahoo.com> > > > > > > > >Is there any way to prevent a user (ANY user) from executing "create > > > >database <databasename>"? We're using IDS7.30.UC2 & 7.23.UC1/Solaris > > > >2.6/x86, but I'm sure this is a ubiquitous capability (security hole?) > > > >on all Informix DB products. > > > > > > Not really, but why is it a security hole? If I can create a database > >and > > > populate it, so what? > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com