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Using a secure system

Using a secure system

Every computer system needs protection from people accessing the computer, disks and system files without permission. The SCO OpenServer system provides built-in security features not present in other UNIX systems. These features apply to all users of the system and are maintained by the system administrator.

This chapter explains the following:

This chapter describes security from the viewpoint of the ordinary user. If you find that your system does not use a feature discussed in this chapter, your administrator has switched it off in favor of standard non-trusted behavior. For full details of the security systems implemented on the SCO OpenServer system, refer to ``Maintaining system security''.

If you become aware of suspicious activity on the system, you are advised to contact your system administrator immediately.


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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003