Subject: Re: su(1) group wheel restriction
To: Greg Hudson <ghudson@mit.edu>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 01/09/1997 09:14:10
On Thu, 9 Jan 1997 09:53:14 -0500
Greg Hudson <ghudson@mit.edu> wrote:
> * Create a new file in /etc (/etc/su.conf, whatever) which
> controls who can su to root. If it doesn't exist, fall back
> to the old check. If it does exist, it's, say, a list of
> usernames, one per line, with the username "*" matching all
> users.
>
> Comments?
I like this... (BTW, I'd also like it to support netgroups, too... like,
@super-users, for example...) I'd also like the ability for /etc/su.conf
to come in the form of a YP map (activated with a "+" entry in the
Real File).
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