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[lynn <lynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 13 December 2009 18:55:00 Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-12-13 at 18:44 +0100, lynn wrote:
> > > And as needing to be root etc, I know all that. A user in linux can not
> > > normally install (system) software, but the point is moot here, as the
> > > user is often also root and knows the password.
> > > On both sides, the user can usually install "local" software, on his
> > > home. I have something installed in "My Documents" in windows.
> >
> > Hi everyone
> > Sorry to come in late on this but I think it selfish that a user be able
> > to install just his set of software. It would be very difficult for him
> > to install all the packages and put the libraries in his path. If root
> > does it, everyone can share the libs and application.  It also would make
> > the server have to store all his applications just for his use. Google
> > Earth is a good bad example. Anyone can install it so you are faced with
> > a server having 200 copies of google earth.
>
> Mount /home as noexec, then they can't [except for interpreted code like
> python scripts, if they know how to invoke the interpreter themselves].
Thanks. didn't know about that one. L
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