Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.29+, H06.07+)

Managing Security
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Administrative Tools
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The OSS environment uses the following files and directories that might be found
on UNIX systems:
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In /dev:
null
tty
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In /etc:
hosts and hosts.equiv
inetd.conf and install_obsolete
magic
named.boot
printcap and printcap.sample
profile and profile.sample
protocols
resolv.conf
services
termcap
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In /var:
/adm/cron/.proto, /adm/cron/cron.allow, /adm/cron/cron.deny,
and /adm/cron/queuedefs
preserve
spool/cron and spool/pcnfs
tmp
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In the user’s home directory:
.netrc
.rhosts
Take normal security precautions with these files and directories.
Administrative Tools
On many UNIX systems, certain commands and utilities either exist for security
administration or have security considerations. Most such commands and utilities are
absent from the OSS environment. The OSS environment does not provide:
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The following shell commands and utilities (although some of these tools are
available in versions ported to Open System Services):
acctcom
accton
chroot
chsh
crypt