Don't need to run as root,  you are a sudoer?  All one needs to do it run it from the desktop in KDE or Gnome and it will happily prompt you for access!obnosis.com | wiki.obnosis.com| (503)754-4452PLUG HACKFESTS 2nd Saturday Each Month@Noon - 3PM> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:53:16 -0700> Subject: Re: HackFest Linux Security Series: Happy Valentines Day - How to 	Create a Linux Virus in Five Minutes "Required Reading for the	Enlightened MailLister"> From: cryptworks@gmail.com> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > But how many ppl run with near root like access?> > Here not many but my first nix box I did..> > And isn't the partial point of hack fest to get ppl going?> > > On 2/13/09, Sharkscott <sharkscott@gmail.com> wrote:> > *That's the *whole point* of using *nix! A user cannot kill the *system*.> > That is the whole point....*> >> > And that is something that they will just never never get.> >> > Scott> >> > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Jason <jasons@spatafore.net> wrote:> >> >> Umm, no offense, but this article is a ton of "if-then-else" type> >> thinking.> >>> >> "You can...no, really, you can...if..."> >>> >> I love the line about "Just because it can't affect the whole system> >> doesn't mean it can't cause damage."> >>> >> That's the *whole point* of using *nix! A user cannot kill the *system*.> >> That is the whole point....> >>> >> Lisa, I think you sent this just to get people going....:)> >>> >>> >> On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 16:43 +0000, Lisa Kachold wrote:> >> > On Friday the 13th, the end of the universe as we know it, right> >> > before Valentines Day attachment madness, we examine the techno-urban> >> > myth "Linux is more secure than Windows" with this excellent treatise> >> > on linux security.  It includes "Getting Root" and "pwning your> >> > friends/enemies" in one easy click.> >> >> >> > obnosis.com | wiki.obnosis.com| (503)754-4452> >> > PLUG HACKFESTS 2nd Saturday Each Month@Noon - 3PM> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________________> >> > Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. See how it works.> >> > ---------------------------------------------------> >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:> >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >> >> >> >> > --> > Scott Ruecker,> > Editor-in-Chief> > LXer Linux News> >> > "The world doesn't need saving. But the word does, and editing is what> > fights the good fight."> >> > -- > Sent from my mobile device> > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.> > Stephen> ---------------------------------------------------> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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