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Re: Crash any Debian Box

On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Tom Gallagher wrote:

> I run a Debian box which users have shell accounts on.  I was up and
> running fine until a user repeatedly crashed my system.  I removed his
> account got a copy of the source from his $HOME of what he was using to
> crash me.  It is called a fork bomb.  Attached is the source.  Any
> comments or possible fix would be greatly appriciated.

The best fix is to do like you did and remove their account.  Other people
have mentioned lshell.  If someone hasn't mentioned it already, read the
'ulimit' section in man bash.  If I were in your shoes, I might look at my
logs to see if the user has other accounts, and warn the admins (if you
have logged this info..).

Good luck,

David Welton   
davidw@efn.org  davidw@freenet.hut.fi  http://www.efn.org/~davidw
Se quest'email e` in Italiano, mi dispiace per gli errori:-) FORZA PANTANI!
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