Re: implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:07:04 +0200 Damien Fleuriot wrote: > > On 23 Aug 2012, at 17:26, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > > On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 > > Krims G wrote: > > > >> Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some > >> groups have root included in them,

Re: implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:07:04 +0200, Damien Fleuriot wrote: > > On 23 Aug 2012, at 17:26, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > > On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 > > Krims G wrote: > > > >> Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some > >> groups have root included in them,

Re: implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 23 Aug 2012, at 17:26, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 > Krims G wrote: > >> Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some >> groups have root included in them, for example "operator". Is it not >> implied that root has access to all th

Re: implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 Krims G wrote: > Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some > groups have root included in them, for example "operator". Is it not > implied that root has access to all things and groups? What is the purpose > of adding root to a group