Jean-Marc <jean-m...@6jf.be> writes: > Michael <jm...@jagmail.southalabama.edu> wrote:
>> Is there any (significant) difference between editing (adding a user to) >> the _/etc/sudoers_ file and adding a person to the _admin group?_ Am I >> comparing apples and oranges? > Usually, groups are used on GNU/Linux for access control, to control access > to the files, directories, and peripherals. So, being in the admin group > will allow users to get access to the files having admin as group. > > /etc/sudoers determines a user's sudo privileges. Privileges do not always > mean getting root privileges. > > It is not the same thing, indeed. See also http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch12.en.html#s12.1.12.1 for an explanation of each group on Debian (distros vary). sudoers controls who can run what with sudo; groups grant access (not root access) to certain files with permissions for that group. --Aidan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87wqrjqxrv....@dimension8.tehua.net
