Feb
22
Sending a Message to Windows Workstation
February 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
You can use utility smbclient (part of samba server) to send a message to windows system from FreeBSD (or even from Linux/Solaris/UNIX OS). This command lets you send messages to windows workstations, display browse lists, and connect to SMB shares. Genral syntax of to send a message is as follows:
smbclient -M <WINDOW-SYSTEM-NAME> <<EOF
Message
Message
…
..
…
When the message […]
Feb
16
How to allow users to chown files (give the file) to someone else.
February 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
If you want to be able to give away files (ie: chown works as non-root),
you need to add in the line:
set rstchown=0
in the /etc/system file.If you can give away files, but you want to disable this feature, you should put:
set rstchown=1
in the /etc/system file.
Now reboot your system […]
Feb
16
Using fssnap in Solaris 8 update 4/01 & beyond
February 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
What Is fssnap?
In the 04/01 maintenance release of Solaris 8, Sun kindly introduced
the ability to produce file-system snapshots of UFS file-systems.
This allows you to take consistent back-ups of active file-systems.How Does It Work?
When you create a snapshot of a file-system you conceptually create
two file-systems that are initially identical. These are
conventionally referred to as the front […]
Feb
16
Managing Non-Login and Locked Solaris Accounts
February 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Today’s entry will focus on enhancements to the passwd(1) command to better support the distinction between locked and non-login accounts. Specifically, we will be looking at the new -u and -N options to the passwd(1) command as well as how they relate to the much older -l option. These new capabilities will help […]
Feb
16
Solaris 10 Account Lockout (”Three Strikes!”)
February 16, 2007 | 2 Comments
The next item of my list of lesser known and/or publicized security enhancements to the Solaris 10 OS is account lockout. Account lockout is the ability of a system or service to administratively lock an account after that account has suffered “n” consecutive failed authentication attempts. Very often “n” is three […]