Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:30:15 +0000 From: Dave <dah@hauan.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: users Message-ID: <3C6D2987.CE647138@hauan.org> References: <OE23y1zkfNFrsGErhMy0000415f@hotmail.com> <14040468530.20020215231905@cybertron.tmfweb.nl>
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sudo in the ports will allow you to let a user do specific tasks as root. Once installed exec visudo and follow the comments. dave Alex wrote: > > Hello Don, > > Friday, February 15, 2002, 9:03:53 PM, you wrote: > > DS> can another user be set up to use the adduser command besides root > > DS> If so then how > > DS> thanks > > DS> Don > > I have one solution that will work, and two that may. I hope this is > usefull to you. > > Someone who is in the group wheel can use the command su to become > root. (This is a sure thing) > > It may be posible for a user to do this without su-ing if they belong > to the group operators. You have to try this out to be sure. > > If it is a file then you may be use chmod and chowner to make it > happen. > > -- > Best regards, > Alex > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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