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...if anyone gains unauthorised root access on a SE Linux machine they will now not be able to do anything dangerous. Additionally, their attempts to damage the machine will be logged clearly.

This was posted as an attempt to explain that Windows and Linux/Unix security models are very different. The lack of virii for Linux/Unix is not due merely to differences in popularity of the OS.

1 posted on 01/16/2009 6:42:44 AM PST by ShadowAce
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2 posted on 01/16/2009 6:42:59 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce
Additionally, their attempts to damage the machine will be logged clearly.

A good hacker never leaves a trace behind.

5 posted on 01/16/2009 6:52:43 AM PST by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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13 posted on 01/16/2009 11:43:12 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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