[lug] Sun Client Redhat AS3 NFS Probs

[D. Stimits]

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>>Don't make sense to me, and I'm not convinced quotas are a facet
>>of security.  I think it is better classified as a facet of
>>controling the users, which may have security issues.
> 

Any denial of service is security. Such denials can be intentional, or 
through stupidity of a user...in one case you prosecute, in the other, 
you shrug and bang your head on a wall. Someone sending an email on 
purpose with a virus for Outlook is intentional, the guy who opens it 
blindly even though it looks suspicious is frustrating. I think any 
partition that is critical to operation of the system or to operation by 
other users is a security matter if anyone non-root can intentionally 
disable it remotely. Security isn't 100% about malice. I suppose you 
could say controlling users is not security, but sometimes remote 
filesystems are compromised and then you will be sorry if you have no 
quotas.

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net