On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 2:51 PM, erik quanstrom <[email protected]> wrote: >> Those are reasonable points, definitely. Since I'm usually the only >> one to use my servers (except at Sandia, where I share with Ron), >> abusing my admin privs isn't a big deal. > > hey, isn't that the windows security model! :-) > > seriously, don't you open yourself up to more mistakes, > if you make it easy to do things as the hostowner? > > - erik >
I don't *work* as bootes, I just set things up/fix things as bootes when the hostowner is absolutely required. I already put my account in the adm and sys groups, so I can get just about as much abuse as I want without ever logging in as the hostowner. John -- "With MPI, familiarity breeds contempt. Contempt and nausea. Contempt, nausea, and fear. Contempt, nausea, fear, and .." -- Ron Minnich
