L. V. Lammert wrote: > ... no way I'd saddle some of these > guys with vi, much less setting the cron time parameters correctly.
Then you are far, far better off not letting them anywhere near the server room if they are that unqualified. Give them some time to learn and a training server, but make sure that the probationary period does not pass. If they're the typical smart-as-a-box of hair Microsoft admin, you're better off getting them back out the door ASAP. If they turn out to be capable of learning then making heavy use of custom formulas in sudoers can give them training wheels on the production server while they get up to speed. /Lars