full-disclosure - Removing FIred admins

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Message-ID: <20040213085045.5040952d.volker.tanger@discon.de>
From: volker.tanger at detewe.de (Volker Tanger)
Subject: Removing FIred admins

Hi!

> We are working on something called "The Button", which is nothing but
> small script that activates a series of scripts that change all root,
> local and domain administrator passwords on our Unix and Windows
> servers when run.  

The ex-admin had ROOT access to "his" servers, right? So he can change
ANYTHING, right? Including the script, e.g. like NOT changing passwords
or adding secret admin-level accounts, right?

You said "script", so it uses BASH, PERL or something. ROOT can change
anything, right? So he could have changed the BASH, PERL interpreter or
something, right?

There is no technical solution to a social problem - well, except in
this case maybe reformatting the disks and reinstalling from scratch 
and clean media.

Sorry

Volker Tanger
ITK-Security