[Talk] NOW: WE HAVE a LIST FOR THAT!!! ITS CALLED JOBS

Terry Richards talk@flux.org
Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:32:07 -0400


Terry Richards wrote:

> Terry Richards wrote:
>
>> http://www.teksystems.com/
>> i'm looking at a contract that needs a person to :
>>
>> 1- Understand and use tools to cleanup userids and associated home 
>> directories in both Linux and Unix platforms. Create scripts as 
>> necessary to facilitate. Desired Userids have been identified.
>>
>> 2- Set Password policy to meet SOX compliance.
>> - Understand and articulate impact to setting a password policy, 
>> retroactive and going forward.
>> - Set up exclusions of application ids from a password policy.
>> - Implement and promote the password policies without impact to the 
>> business.
>>
>> userdel -r they want to pay someone to do userdel -r userid?
>> roflmao
>>
>> oh and they got some sort of password problem...i think i'd have to 
>> install cracklib and call it a day
>>
>> /|\
>>
>>
> Set up exclusions of application ids from a password policy.
> unless i am grossly underestimating this contract:
> this would require some fiddling with the groups and making certain 
> users members of those groups, right?
>
> i'd think most everyone here could do this stuff in their 
> sleep....maybe as funding for the "picnic"
>
>