-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:07:42PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 12/03/07 10:47, Michael Pobega wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 05:27:17PM +0100, Dan H wrote: > >> On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:47:09 +0100 Jostein Elvaker Haande > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>> erik ALL=(ALL) ALL > >> I've always heard people discouraging root logins or "su" and using > >> sudo instead. I know how sudo works and how to fine-tune system access > >> with it, but is the above suggestion in any way different or safer > >> than a root login? > > > >> --D. > > > > > > Using sudo the way Jostein suggested is just as open to problems as > > logging in as root is, and should be avoided at all costs. Sudo was made > > to save the user from hassle, for example, to play Wesnoth I need to > > have access to the SDL framebuffer, but since you need to have root > > permissions to access it I granted myself permissions just to Wesnoth. > > Wouldn't it be better to just give the "games" group rw access to > the SDL framebuffer, and add yourself to the games group? >
Perhaps that would be a better approach, how would I go about doing that? I've no clue how to grant rw access to the SDL framebuffer, which is why I didn't try it that way (That was the first thought to cross my mind) - -- If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs. - Richard Stallman -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHVFW+g6qL2BGnx4QRAp1QAKCtd66K+/FM7692NXpSQsZuYMETYQCgniGW DZ7gjzcnJRWveL4krhpouz8= =O+1h -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
