2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 53: Unexpected Root
How getting root might be easier for attackers than you think, what a new OS can teach us about open source development, and why you probably shouldn’t buy enterprise drives for your NAS.
Plugs
EuroBSDCon 2021 is Online, September 17-19, 2021
News/Discussion
Asking nicely for root command execution (and getting it)
SerenityOS is a Unix-y love letter to the ’90s
Free Consulting
We were asked about enterprise and NAS drives.
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