Re: Fun with devices [was: Re: /dev/tcx0 crashes SunOS 4.1.4 on Sparc

der Mouse (mouse@RODENTS.MONTREAL.QC.CA)
Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:20:39 -0400

>> cp -p /vmunix /dev/audioctl
>> under SunOS 4.1.3? panic, dump and reboot.

> Then you will have to login and leave a nice entry in the log. It is
> "better" to
> rcp /etc/motd you@some.host:/dev/audio
> Panic, dump and reboot. And noone know it was you.

Oh?

Jun 24 02:03:18 bigserver.dom.ain rshd[26327]: connect from guilty@smallbox.dom.ain

This is pretty suspicious when it's the very last entry before a crash.
I'd much rather have a login entry back a ways in the logs, nicely
buried among lots of other logins.

tcp-wrappers and pidentd are your sysadmin's friend. :-)

der Mouse

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