[PLUG] Dealing with security

[Ed Sawicki]

On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 15:12, Mike Neal wrote:

> It's been said that if you can play solitaire you're a Windows Network Admin.
> 
> It seems that Unix/Linux admins are more capable and do a better job of 
> managing security.
> 
> How much is due to the admin's skills and how much is due to the operating 
> system?

It's a synergy. Linux (and Unix) provides the security
mechanisms but it's up to an administrator to intelligently
use them. It was/is the same way with NetWare. There's little
benefit unless administrator intelligence is applied.


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Ed Sawicki <ed at alcpress.com>
ALC