Re: /etc protection

From: steve <steve@clublinux.org>
Subject: Re: /etc protection
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 06:27:35 -0500

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Hi,

> 
> >The biggest problem with the /etc is /etc/mtab. If You can't write it,
> >then mount won't work.
> >
> >So what? Under RC protection If you set special fd type on /etc, you have
> >to exclude /etc/mtab from that. This won't work since it will delete this
> >file and then recreate, so the special fd attribute is lost.

Isn't this the same situation with the /etc/shadow file?  Since the
shadow file is recreated every time you add/delete a user or change a
password?

What is the recommendation for protecting /etc/shadow?

Thanks in advance,
Steve
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