[sf-lug] VPS question: accessible by root user on physical host?

[Joe Royall]

On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Joe Royall <joe at 2resonate.net> wrote:

>
>
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 2:58 AM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
>
>> Quoting Joe Royall (joe at 2resonate.net):
>>
>> > Access to your data on a vps is trivial.
>>
>> You appear to have ignored what I said.
>
>
> No I didn't.  They always have root access to the "host" Your "guest" os
> could have a different password.  The "host" will share the partition with
> the "guest".  On a vps you own the guest the provider owns the host.  If it
> is xen you have a config file in your /etc/xen like
>
> disk   = ['phy:volume00/guest1,sda1,w']
>
> You can snapshot it from the "host"
>
> lvcreate -s -n copy_of_guest1 -L 1G /dev/volume00/guest1
>
> it works the same way on openVZ and KVM
>
> Also, this is only one way.  They could also boot your OS to run level 1
> and get access to it.  If they are running openVZ they can see all of your
> processes from the "host" and can see all of your memory too.
>
>
>> or your convenience, here it is again:
>>
>>  Linode, Inc. doesn't have shell of any sort on your virthost.  Their
>>  getting it or equivalent wouldn't be difficult but would commit various
>>  business torts and also ruinous to their reputation if it were ever
>>  proved.
>>
>>
I would also like to add that their entire privacy policy is a single
sentence at the bottom of their terms of service.

Privacy Policy

We won't sell or share your data or information with anyone else unless
ordered to by a valid Court Order.






>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> sf-lug mailing list
>> sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
>> http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/sf-lug
>>
>
>
>
>
> <joe at 2resonate.net>
>



-- 
Joe Royall
Red Hat Certified Architect
415-684-5402
joe at 2resonate.net
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/attachments/20080601/081d304c/attachment.html>