Chris Swiedler wrote:
> To expand the idea a little: trying to rewrite Linux as a single-user OS is
> obviously extreme. What if instead we had special recognition for the user
> at the console? I.e., if the user has logged in via the terminal itself (not
> a serial connection, telnet session, or anything else) then we can assume
> that floppies which are inserted can be automounted, and privledges
> restricted to that user alone.
Note that Red Hat and probably other distros _already_ do this.
No kernel changes required.
See /etc/security/console.perms and /etc/security/console.apps.
-- Jamie
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