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Message-ID: <20040120201012.87462.qmail@web60806.mail.yahoo.com>
From: sgmasood at yahoo.com (S G Masood)
Subject: local SYSTEM on Windows vs. local root on Unix
--- petard <petard@...eshell.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 04:20:58PM -0500, KF wrote:
> > I am currious to know what you folks think the
> differences are between
> > obtaining local SYSTEM on a win32 box and
> obtaining root on a Unix machine.
> >
> > Same thing?
> > Different?
> > One is worse than the other? Which one? Why?
> >
> IIRC, it is possible to create
> local users and add
> them to local groups from a program running with
> LocalSystem privileges.
> [This is why I'd say it's equal to root in the best
> case.]
>
Yes, you are right.
--
S.G.Masood
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