>  did the nova user /already/ have root access?

nova-rootwrap uses "sudo" to execute certain commands that require root access.
So yes, nova user already has root access via sudo. You can check /etc/sudoers 
file.

stack.sh script from devstack  adds the entry in sudoers list for the user 
running stack.sh

Although stack.sh allows "full root access" to nova user, sudoers allows 
restricting the access to specific commands. (man sudoers)
This can help alleviate your security concerns a little by allowing only 
certain commands to be executed by nova-user.
(This might also restrict what the plugin can/can not do - but at least it 
would be secure)

-Mandar


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