heheh, you're no fun.
In the first instance, you are correct.
The second, I was under the impression that he just basically wanted another
super user, but didn't want the same name root, so that for example email to
him as root doesn't go to email to another supervisor. Sorry for any
confusion.
-=Ron=-
-----Original Message-----
From: Denis HAVLIK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 12:16 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] Root Password
On Thu, 11 May 2000, Ron Greer wrote:
:~>Two things:
:~>1. How to set an EXECUTABLE to run AS root: Chmod 6755 <executable
name>
:~>The 6 sets the Set-UID Flag :)
very bad. This gives everyone the right to run this binary as root.
Better way to go is to use sudo, or at least:
chown root.mygroup <binary>
chmod 6750 <binary>
and add the users you want to use the prog to "mygroup".
:~>2. How to set a USER as SUPERVISOR: Easiest way, edit /etc/passwd
change
:~>the
:~><username>:x:<number>:<number>:etc
:~>to
:~><username>:x:0:0:etc
By no means! Please, this will give the user ALL the root permissions ALL
the time! This is EXTREMELY dangerous. A rm -rf / and wuuup - all is gone.
cu
Denis
:~> -=Ron=-
:~>
:~>
:~>-----Original Message-----
:~>From: Denis HAVLIK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
:~>Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 10:45 AM
:~>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:~>Subject: Re: [newbie] Root Password
:~>
:~>
:~>use SUDO. And use it sparsly, too .-)
:~>
:~>:~>Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user
without
:~>giving them the root password, or the authority to change the root
password
:~>once they are granted super user permissions.
:~>:~>Thanks in advance.
:~>:~>Dave
:~>:~>
:~>
:~>
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