From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 21 17:42:34 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D18A16A447 for ; Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:42:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd.macgregor@blueyonder.co.uk) Received: from the-macgregors.org (82-46-96-19.cable.ubr06.stav.blueyonder.co.uk [82.46.96.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D2AA43D58 for ; Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:42:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd.macgregor@blueyonder.co.uk) X-Urban-Legend: Mail headers contain urban legends Received: from fire (rob@fire.macgregor [192.168.32.100]) (user=freebsd mech=LOGIN bits=0) by the-macgregors.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6LHgA6R018021 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:42:11 GMT Message-Id: <200507211742.j6LHgA6R018021@the-macgregors.org> From: "Rob MacGregor" To: Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:42:07 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20050721133118.038f7ac8@mail.rfnj.org> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Thread-Index: AcWOGshCmBsgW5axQJ2t00Gpi2rMmAAAITAg X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://www.amavis.org/) Subject: RE: FW: Adding OpenBSD sudo to the FreeBSD base system? X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Security issues \[members-only posting\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:42:34 -0000 On Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:36 PM, asym <> unleashed the infinite monkeys and produced: > sudo does everything su does, and more, the question seems to be why NOT > replace it? As long as it can, when called as "su" behave exactly as su does, I wouldn't see a problem. The problem I'd have would be if it doesn't. -- Rob | Oh my God! They killed init! You bastards!