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Date:      Wed, 6 Dec 2000 23:54:15 -0600 (CST)
From:      David Talkington <dtalk@prairienet.org>
To:        Greg Black <gjb@gbch.net>
Cc:        Roop Nanuwa <roop@gw.carpoolbc.com>, Michael Chong <MichaelC@fool.com>, "'hackers@FreeBSD.ORG'" <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: sudo [was: Re: your mail]
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012062350020.1520-100000@sherman.spotnet.org>
In-Reply-To: <nospam-3a2f230a9f0b7f7@maxim.gbch.net>

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Greg Black wrote:

>> sudo definitely helps if it's carefully administered, but it still
>> grants root access to a file,
>
>This is wrong -- sudo will grant access with whatever user
>privileges you wish to grant, maybe root and maybe some other
>user.  It all depends on the way you set it up.

Wow, the gaps in my education ... thanks, and apologies.  I'll go read
some more... -d




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