On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 11:22:38PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
> On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 03:14:55PM +0200, tom wrote:
> > howdy guys,
> >
> > This is one of those things that has
> > been pestering me. while logged in as a user in x, how can I
> > edit files that require su privilages? (like /
On Sat, Jul 08, 2000 at 01:51:49AM -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
>
> But of course that's why sudo allows you to restrict usage to certain
> commands defined in /etc/sudoers. Obviously this limits the compromise
> even further. Being able to give certain users access to specific
> commands, without gi
On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 08:55:57PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 05:28:54PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
>
> > sudo alleviates the need for this. I suggest using that where you are
> > interested in an easier method. Also, sudo requires a password just like
> > su, but caches t
On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 05:28:54PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
> sudo alleviates the need for this. I suggest using that where you are
> interested in an easier method. Also, sudo requires a password just like
> su, but caches that access. This means that you can use sudo again within
> like 15 minu
On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 11:22:38PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 03:14:55PM +0200, tom wrote:
> > howdy guys,
> >
> > This is one of those things that has
> > been pestering me. while logged in as a user in x, how can I
> > edit files that require su privilages? (like
On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 03:14:55PM +0200, tom wrote:
> howdy guys,
>
> This is one of those things that has
> been pestering me. while logged in as a user in x, how can I
> edit files that require su privilages? (like /etc/fstab). I
> usually su from eterm and "jed filename". can I su from within
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Bruce Sass wrote:
> How much would this break?
>
> chown -R operator /etc/* ; adduser someluckyguy operator
Doh! Forget it, please :).
I guess one cup'o'coffee ain't enough.
- Bruce
Sorry for messing up the thread,
I accidentally deleted the original post.
I was going to suggest "chgrp"ing everything to "staff" then add
yourself to group staff, but that would mess with stuff in groups:
dip, shadow, ... and result in breakage.
How much would this break?
chown -R oper
When you bring up your xterm window you first
have login as "su" then give the root password.
The system is done this way because Linux is a
secured system, that and you don't want regular
users messing with necessary system files like
/etc/fstab in a LAN environment.
Walt
-Original Messag
Perhaps sudo can help you, with sudo you just do: sudo and it's
executed with root privileges (after ofcourse you have given the user
permission to use sudo).
Ron Rademaker
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, tom wrote:
> howdy guys,
>
> This is one of those things that has
> been pestering me. while logged
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