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From: Evan Champion <evanc@synapse.net>
To: Chris Timmons <skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu>
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Subject: Re: operator not member of group operator?
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On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, Chris Timmons wrote:

> 
> I get burned by this every time I set up amanda and make /etc/dumpdates
> group operator, group writeable.  If no-one has changed this yet, any
> objections?

Funny you should mention amanda, as that was exactly what I was setting up
when I ran in to this problem :-) 

IMHO, it only makes sense for operator to be in group operator.
Otherwise, why bother having the userid at all.

Evan