[Pauldotcom] Shell host

[Frank Mileto]

I would start by using some jailed environment. Maybe, OpenVZ,
Linux-VServer, or a *BSD jail.  I'm pretty sure chroot can be circumvented.


Frank Mileto

2008/12/15 xgermx <xgermx at gmail.com>

> Stop me if you feel like this is thread-jacking but, what if you are
> hosting shells for people you don't know?
> How do you secure your box and each account? (This is completely
> hypothetical. of course)
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Jonathan Moore <supermegatron at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 2008/12/15 xgermx <xgermx at gmail.com>:
>> > So everyone seems to think that DIY is best. What if you're hosting
>> shells
>> > for not only yourself, but others as well?
>> > Is hosting yourself still the best option?
>>
>> For simple shell accounts, sure.  If you're only going to be giving
>> access to friends / family then absolutely sure.  The next best thing
>> in my opinion would be to rent a dedicated server or colo and manage
>> the server yourself.
>>
>> -Jon
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