Re: Question about permissions used on onconfig and sqlhosts files

Posted in 2003

Andrew Hamm — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:02:30 +1100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Jonathan Leffler wrote: > > Well, don't forget that the ibmifmx_security.sh script is there > precisely to mess with the permissions of some things under > $INFORMIXDIR. Haven't met this fella. I just put the disk in, crank the handle and away it goes. Am I being too innocent about security or something? > It is more debatable whether we > will clamp down on public read access. >[SNIP anti-hacking discussion] Interesting point. Anyway, I'm all for locking down these essential components as much as possible.