Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:26:21 +0100 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: implications of adding root to a group Message-ID: <20120823162621.ae92b733.steve@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <CAK0Kb5FfcKzjOoLLwM%2BTX%2BZ17ZBC-gVSBUtrZNF7Ufpxk1c7FA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAK0Kb5FfcKzjOoLLwM%2BTX%2BZ17ZBC-gVSBUtrZNF7Ufpxk1c7FA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 Krims G <krimskrims@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some > groups have root included in them, for example "operator". Is it not > implied that root has access to all things and groups? What is the purpose > of adding root to a group? If I add root to some new arbitrary group, what > does it result in differently than if I do not add root to that group? The root user has the ability to ignore file permissions, but not the ability to subvert group membership tests in scripts or programs. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith | Directable Mirror Arrays C:>WIN | A better way to focus the sun The computer obeys and wins. | licences available see You lose and Bill collects. | http://www.sohara.org/
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