Re: Sys Admins Wanted

Matthew Young (matthew@nospam.socs.uts.EDU.AU)
Wed, 4 May 1994 16:55:49 +1000 (EST)

It is quite possible that 'Christopher Fraser` wrote most of the following:
#
# I don't think there is any loss of security by having all the sysadmins
# knowing the root password. Doing all rootish things via some sudo- or
# sus-like front end is still quite useful though; as well as the
# automatic logging features it means to can turn off root logins from
# anything but the console (ie: you can still su root, you just have to
# log in as yourself first).
#

I agree, although su-type-progs and op-type-progs can restrict the
root-executable programs allowed as well as log what is done by whom and
when, I feel (IMHO) each Sys Admin should have root passwd - as long as
they have good intercommunication about what they are up to - there's not
much point in having X Sys Admins that are installing multiple copies of
the same groovy programs . . .

BUT, if that is the case, SOCS may have something to say about who
is given root access (SBG/Peter G ???) as the machine is currently on
'their' net.

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