Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 05:19:45 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Tom Limoncelli <tal@lumeta.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: su to root Message-ID: <20020718031945.GP21153@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <3D35BFB9.FFEAFF17@lumeta.com> References: <3D386AED1B47D411A94300508B11F18703BC5BBE@fmsmsx116.fm.intel.com> <3D35BFB9.FFEAFF17@lumeta.com>
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> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:04:25 -0400
> From: Tom Limoncelli <tal@lumeta.com>
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: su to root
>
> "Balaji, Pavan" wrote:
>
> > I wonder what exactly this means. I don't remember seeing any option for
> > creating/not-creating the wheel group while installation.
>
> It means "Install 'sudo' so that you get tighter control over who can do
> what, and much better logging."
>
> :-)
>
> I've known about sudo for ages but only started using it. After learning
> the configuration syntax, I've found it a great little utility. There are
> now many cases where I used to hand out root access but now I only have to
> give sudo access to a particular command. (Disclaimer: you shouldn't give
> sudo access to any command that you haven't personally audited or you may
> be giving the person full root access without knowing it.)
so you audited sudo, and found its source ok?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sudo+security+vulnerability
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