On Sun, 12 Jul 2009, Andreas Barth wrote:
> For this reason, I intend to propose the following options:
> 
> 1. Keep /usr/local writeable by group staff (i.e. leave things as they
> are).
> 
> 2. Decide to change the default so that /usr/local is not writeable by
> group staff anymore. This change should only be implemented after an
> appropriate transition plan exists, so that system administrators can
> keep that functionality.

Suggest "This change should only be implemented after an appropriate
transition plan exists which enables system administrators to maintain
the ability of group staff to write to /usr/local." instead (which is
what I think you mean.)

> (Reasons for the change are the adaption of other tools like sudo on
> most sites, and the concept of "least surprise" for novice users.)
> 
> 3. Further discussion.

This seems reasonable to me too.
 

Don Armstrong

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