[HECnet] PyDECnet setup

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2021-11-17 18:24, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2021-11-17 18:20, Robert Armstrong wrote:
>>> Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
>>> And how do you issue a SET EXEC STATE ON after the OFF, via NICE?
>>
>>    Hmm, good point.   Well, maybe just a SET EXEC STATE ON after it's 
>> already running could reload the config file.  This would otherwise be 
>> a redundant command and wouldn't be useful for anything else.
> 
> I did actually start considering that one as well. It could be a trick 
> here, yes.
> 
> And I just did a check in RSX. Please, people, do not do this in 
> general. But yes, I could turn off another node by just issuing that 
> command. I wonder if I shouldn't maybe do something about that...
> 
> DECnet and security? Not in the same sentence...

Ah. Half never mind. Seems I only got away with it because had the right 
privs... Tried from a random account, and was not allowed. Phew.

   Johnny

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