On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 07:55, J. Bruce Fields wrote: > On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 02:58:48AM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: > > I've decided that it's about time I look for a solution to a problem > > that's been bugging me. On certain occasions, I find it necessary to > > have one of my roommates do something to the network at home when I'm > > not there. As such, they generally will need root access to do it. While > > I certainly trust them, I'm very security conscious and wouldn't feel > > comfortable giving them my root password. > > Why not? They already have physical access to the machine, what more > would you give up to them by telling them the root password? For a home > computer, I don't see much reason not to just stick the root password on > a post-it note on the monitor.... You already trust anyone that's in a > position to see it.
And if a not-so-trustworthy "friend" or acquaintance wanders by, he can destroy you. The all-privilege sudo is the best idea, since the actions are audited. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA Thanks to the good people in Microsoft, a great deal of the data that flows is dependent on one company. That is not a healthy ecosystem. The issue is that creativity gets filtered through the business plan of one company. Mitchell Baker, "Chief Lizard Wrangler" at Mozilla -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
