From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 24 20:48:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 139181065671 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:48:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: from ibctech.ca (v6.ibctech.ca [IPv6:2607:f118::b6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A59828FC24 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:48:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca) Received: (qmail 27398 invoked by uid 89); 24 Oct 2008 20:51:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?IPv6:2607:f118::5?) (steve@ibctech.ca@2607:f118::5) by 2607:f118::b6 with ESMTPA; 24 Oct 2008 20:51:58 -0000 Message-ID: <4902347E.3070901@ibctech.ca> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:47:58 -0400 From: Steve Bertrand User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jos Chrispijn References: <172590.26774.qm@web56802.mail.re3.yahoo.com> <490233D0.8040707@webrz.net> In-Reply-To: <490233D0.8040707@webrz.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: root | su X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:48:06 -0000 Jos Chrispijn wrote: >> Since the person asking didn't give any details of what he wants to >> do, it's hard to say, but your point is correct regardless. > > The idea behind my question is this: > I am responsible for a server on which an(other) idiot keeps loggin in > as user root, allthough he has his own user account and is part of the > wheel group. To prevent this nub to change any other user account in God > mode, I am searching for a solutions on this. Instead of using the root account, could you make him use sudo, without the ability to su? Steve