Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:24:46 -0700 From: chip.wiegand@simrad.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Sudo Was: Re: Solved: Was:Re: root/superuser account - big problem - please help Message-ID: <OF966F39E3.5D8DE9BB-ON88256AA1.006BD2DF@simrad.no>
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First, my apologies for top-posting, I am stuck with Lotus Notes and it
sucks for an email client
(here at work). I don't know if it handles inline replies properly.
I have heard of but not tried sudo. You mention that it allows the user to
do everything the root
can do, but without the password. Is this a good thing? I can't imagine
how. Why not just use the
root account? I wouldn't want to configure any group to do everything root
can do, considering
the other person who needs to be in that group. (He's only there in case I
leave this place, and is
clueless in anything other than NT.)
I just installed sudo since writing that last paragraph, so I'll be trying
it.
Regards,
Chip
m p <sumirati@yahoo.de> on 08/07/2001 08:07:47 PM
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Subject: Re: Solved: Was:Re: root/superuser account - big problem - please
help
[CC'ed to -questions because it is interesting to others]
--- chip.wiegand@simrad.com schrieb: >
> Thanks for the tip. One more question -
> since I was unable to su or log on to root, I was also unable to shutdown
> -h
> or reboot, properly. Is there some other way to shutdown as a user in the
> wheel
> group? I ended up just hitting the reset button and running fsck -y (all
> was okay
> when it was done).
>
> --
> Chip
Hi,
please always CC the list. I was almost home. :)
There are two ways doing a reboot that are know to me:
1) Hit CRTL-ALT-DEL if you configured your kernel to allow it.
2) Try sudo (alternatie try calife, op or super They are all under
ports/security - but i never tried them before). It is in the ports.
(/usr/ports/security/sudo .. and as package on the release cd) And
configure
the group WHEEL that they can do everything root can do. The main advantage
(from my point of view) is: They don't need the root password anymore.
Hope that helps
marc
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