On Fri 11 Oct 2013 at 22:15:59 +0100, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 10:06:24PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > "are you root?" is the clue. If you are able to be root , you are a > > sysadmin. > > We fundamentally disagree on that point.
Without the ability to become root you are unable to administer a sytem and unable take on the role of a sysadmin. I'm stating the obvious, but, if you have root access - what does that make you? > > Of course, we all know a sysadmin role can only be filled by a very > > special person. > > If you say so. I've never figured out if there's a particular facet > that makes a good one good. Being able to take responsibility for one's actions would be a good place to start. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/11102013222950.dc1ad1896...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk