On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 11:28:05AM +0100, chandu Reddy wrote:
> Hello
> Regd dual boot, since it requires to be logged in as the root, to
> perform/use commands like insmod, rmmod, is there any problem to
> the system hard disc ( like crashing) if some some really happens
> bad in our module.
>
> Is there any other way instead of as a root, to load and deload
> modules..... i heard by changing group permission, Can any one
> help me.......
A module runs at the kernel level and is not restricted in any way. It
does not matter how it was loaded (ie. if you somehow allow non-root users
to load it). Once loaded, a module has "priviledges" (ie. capabilities)
beyond that of a mere root user.
Patrick
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