Re: NIS and file writing

["Derek Martin-9" <user=7@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 02:36:37PM -0400, Daniel Feenberg wrote: 
> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, John Abreau wrote: 
> 
> >By default, NFS remaps root to the user "nobody" in order to minimize 
> >security issues. The simplest workaround is to not try to write data 
> 
> Isn't it less of a security issue than a way to avoid catastrophic massive 
> accidental deletions? 

Same difference.  Security is more aptly called "Data Assurance", and 
maintaining the integrity and availability of your data are main 
functions of that. 

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