Re: [LI] Information on security desired...

[mukund <betacomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mannu Kalra wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I need to implement security on a couple of linux machines. The kind of
> security I am looking for should bar even root from accessing
> files/directories of users. Special focus is to be given to the
> /var/spool/mail directory where the mailboxes reside. Not even root
> should be able to cat or cp or mv those files.
> 

delete the user root from /etc/passwd.
But I hope you know what are you doing, because you will never be able
to change any file which is owned by root, unless you format your hard
disk.
Another way is to hide the root password in swiss bank ;-)
-mukund
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