William Lindley wrote:
>
> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Mike Starke wrote:
> > If it is a server, why have X installed?
>
> in general, is it still considered a Bad Idea to run X on a server,
> despite all the easy graphical administration tools, Kups for printers
> just to name one?
>
> "Don't run X on a server" seems a kinda mid-'90s attitude, or am I wrong?
>
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Not running X on a server goes along with "Remove unneccessary
services." The more software you load up on a server, the more
opportunities abound to compromise it. Remember, according to the FBI
(in a report I did a while ago), 85% of all attacks came from within the
companies walls. My company just fired someone from Network Security
for hacking a server.
George
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