* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010728 15:15]: > How do I set priveleges for files/programs/commands for users? I'd > like for my username to have close to root priveleges, so I can > change system options, etc. I find that the "NEVER BE ROOT! NEVER BE > ROOOOOTTTTT!!" philosophy is bit odd-- seeing as you have to SU to > root to change system settings and there's just as much risk doing > that.
I think when people say "Never be root...", for one, it's highly unrealistic. Two, more likely they mean to always log in as a normal user and only "su" to root when you have to do something that requires root priveleges. When you're done, "exit" out of "su". Hall
