212-77 Linux Security Questions and Answers

Manages scheduling of routine system tasks

Manages all incoming connections and spawns off child processes

Is responsible for file sharing across a network

Keeps track of system messages and errors

Manages the printing subsystem

nice -n -10 anticrime

renice -10 1539

renice 10 1539

nice -n 10 anticrime

Bugs in the programs may cause more damage than they would in ordinary programs.

The program files are large and thus may cause a disk to run out of space.

Because the programs require password entry, running them over an insecure network link runs the risk of password interception.

Users may be able to abuse a program's features, thus doing more damage than would otherwise be possible.

/etc/skel

rc.sysinit

/etc/profile

/etc/bashrc

rc.local