Subject: Re: Linux vs NetBSD su
To: Nathan Gelbard <gelbard@engr.orst.edu>
From: Brett Lymn <blymn@awadi.com.au>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/12/1997 14:28:45
According to Nathan Gelbard:
>
>---
>This program does not support a "wheel group" that restricts who can su to
>super-users
>accounts, because that can help fasciest system admins hold unwarranted
>power of other
>users.
>---
>
Ahhhh riiight - what they mean is "I just shoulder surfed the r00t
password so I should be able to use it".
If you are supposed to be able to su to root then you will be in the
wheel group - end of story IMHO.
--
Brett Lymn, Computer Systems Administrator, AWA Defence Industries
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