Does the use of partitions prevent hackers from getting access to the linux server?

Posted by lifeonfire, 05-07-2007, 11:11 AM
Does the use of partitions prevent hackers from getting access to the entire Unix server?
Posted by luki, 05-07-2007, 11:33 AM
No. I don't see how that would make a difference.
Posted by PrimaryVPS, 05-07-2007, 03:01 PM
I concur, if they are able to get in, they would be able to see/access the other partitions. But if you are selling web hosting, etc, yes you would want to secure the /tmp partition

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