On Tue, 11 Mar 1997, Peter Seebach wrote:

> I don't always like the non-wheel can't su policy, so it's nice to be 
able to
> turn it off, but I don't think it's a fascist thing.  Precisely how does one
> define 'unwarranted' power of a legitimate root user?  If you have a legit
> reason to have root privs, IMHO, you have legitimate authority to do anything
> on the machine... After all, people who don't like your policies can just get
> their own.
>
You gotta keep in mind that there is nothing between the peon user and 
the god root.  Once you get root access, you can do anything to anybody.  
This is not a privilege to be handed out lightly, hence the security 
measures.