On Sun 13 May 2018 at 08:18:26 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > The underlying problem is not understanding what I read concerning sudo &/or > /etc/sudoers (*INCLUDING* man pages). > > Only *ONE* individual has physical access to my _personal_ machine.
Not an unusual view. Generally advanced by people who have little appreciation of what is meant by administering a system and want things their own way. A fuse blows in their house; easily solved with a six inch nail as a replacement. > Therefore, any distinction between 'richard' and 'root' is inherently > artificial. Both users can wallow in the same pool of ignorance, then. Accepting the proposition richard could always operate as superuser. Problem solved. Next, please. -- Brian.
