S211KENO@HTIKUB5.BITNET (06/21/88)
> HELP! > We recently received PCFS 1.1 (PC-file-server) and I'm supposed to > install this product. > Now it wants to do remarkable things during its installation, like > > create user accounts with network access and NO password ... > > (it's from DEC, really!) > Did anyone install that beast WITHOUT completely compromising > system security? > > Wolfgang J. Moeller, GWDG, D-3400 Goettingen, F.R.Germany | Disclaimer ... > Bitnet/Earn: U0012@DGOGWDG5 Phone: +49 551 201516 | No claim intended There are 2 solutions: - wait for version 2.0 which has eliminated the need for the network accounts. - give every PCFS account a captive login-command procedure which does one thing: $ LOGOUT For example: UAF> modify [15,*] /lgi=sys$manager:pcfs_login ! 15 is the pcfs group this way it is impossible to login under the account but it is still perfectly usable with PCFS ! (I think because actually PCFS does not login but only CHECKS if login is possible. And login IS possible, but immediately followed by logout). ========================================================================= Kees Noyens Computing Centre Tilburg University P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg The Netherlands Surfnet : KUBVX1::S211KENO Bitnet : S211KENO@HTIKUB5.BITNET Internet: S211KENO%HTIKUB5.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU