guys thanks for the reply !!
btw... rw2
do u have an example of the script ur talking about...
actually we did changing the permission.. but the problem is we cant also
used that command... what permission should i put??
thanks in advance!!
ghem
On 10 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Robert Haehnel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I'm not sure you want to limit use of su. A mere user can use it to switch
> > to other user accts if it is warrented. It is too handy a tool to limit use
> > of it, what you might want to do it work up a script to log who is using it
> > and what accts they are switching to.
> >
> > The best protection against abuse of su is good password administration
> > (especially root passwords).
>
> Yes, but limiting su on heavily trafficed systems is still a good
> thing as it slows an intruders ability to exploit the knowledge they
> have.
>
> Why not just change the permissions on su (or your su wrapper that is
> tracking usage) and make the users you want to allow members of a
> group (e.g. admin, powerusers).
>
> rw2
>
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