Re: GNU su doesn't restrict root access? Why?

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From: Marty Leisner
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:56

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Supporting a wheel group doesn't provide a way to log in as root if you aren't in the
group.

A more useful approach (assuming there are passwords on accounts [at least to protect
some from themselves] would be the prompt for your password if your in the wheel group,
and the root password if you aren't.  I understand some machines have this installed at MIT.

I definitely am of the opinion locks generally keep honest people out.

--
marty
leisner.henr801c@xerox.com  
Member of the League for Programming Freedom

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Subject: Re: GNU su doesn't restrict root access?  Why?
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