On Friday 26 September 2003 12:15 pm, RichardA wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:52:43 +0900, Lance Cummings
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Sure.  But absolutely no one can get near my computer.  ^_^  And I do
> > mean no one.
>
> Then put your user account in /etc/sudoers.
>
> Don't read man sudoers -- your head will explode. Instead, add this
> line:
>
> username      ALL = NOPASSWD: ALL
>
> I think this is too extreme, I just do:
>
> username      ALL = ALL
>
> Which means I have to give my password, not root's, to execute a
> command as root. Also, something happens to the $PATH, (anyone know
> what?) /sbin doesn't seem to be in it, for example.
>
> Richard
Bad idea, If your computer connected to the Internet. Even though, the number 
of viruses/trojans for LINUX is miniscule it not 0. Given all user root 
rights will increase chance for getting your box compromise.  
-- 
Yankl
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