On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 08:09 +0100, Paul Sladen wrote: > On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Mac wrote: > > Hello Mac, > > Interesting coincidence with the name: Apple's _Mac_ OSX also uses sudo! > > > Would it be possible / wise (for reasons of security) to remove the > > admin rights of the first user on the system > > Before the first time 'sudo' is used on an Ubuntu system, a message may have > popped up with a link to the 'RootSudo' page: > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo > > which covers many of the issues. When 'sudo' is asked to perform a > privileged command it checks for two things: > > Authenication: is the user who they say they are? (a password check). > Authorisation: is the user allowed to? (in 'admin' group). [0] > > You can tick and untick which users are allowed to run privileged commands, > by adding or removing them from the special 'admin' group, in: > > System->Administration->Users and Groups > > The first user on the system is automatically added to the 'admin' group, as > otherwise it would be difficult to configure anything or setup more users! > > Hope that helps, and welcome! > > -Paul > > [0] When you got to a bank and ask for 10,000GBP the bank will do similar > checks: (a) compare your signature against the one on record, (b) ensure > that you are listed on the account the money is being taken from. > -- > Why do one side of a triangle when you can do all three. Helsinki, FI > > Taufan Lubis www.taufanlubis.wordpress.com
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