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What I would like is an open source/self hosted solution where if I login as root to a system I would get a pop-up or message asking to verify this. Obviously f
by nadams 11y ago
What I would like is an open source/self hosted solution where if I login as root to a system I would get a pop-up or message asking to verify this. Obviously for the individual sys admins it may not be useful - but for a company it makes sense. Personally I just want it as a sanity security check.
I could probably easily write it - just haven't had a chance to do it.
- jamiesonbecker 11y agoFWIW, don't login as root or su to root. Force yourself to always have to type in sudo. That half second is a good sanity check on whatever you're about to do. Plus, figuring out how to do crazy pipe things or here-docs as root is part of the fun :)
- nadams 11y agoKind of hard when VPS hosters configure their systems with root access. I'm not really sure I want to start mucking with the way they have it configured too much. When I self-hosted VMs I did configure them with root disabled. I'm experienced enough to the point where if I was going to do something stupid - typing in sudo won't stop me from doing it (I'm not saying I'm an expert - I'm saying that sudo has become muscle memory so it doesn't register in my mind). The added benefit to the message is a notification in the event that the system is compromised.