Dubaisans,
Nog, fortunately, there is a sharp distinction between user and group
privileges on *nix systems. There are two common approaches for you to grant
your users specific root privileges:
1. Configure sudo and grant users specific privileges they can access using
<sudo COMMAND> (yes, I read that you do not consider this simple, but I
still suggest you to look for a config example -> you're probably ready to
go in no time!)
2. Grant binaries SUID privileges. These privileges will allow non-owners to
execute the binary using the owners credentials. Be aware though, that if
you grant SUID rights to for instance a shell that is owned by root, users
will instantly drop into a root-privileged shell. So be very aware of the
binaries functionality. You might also want to revoke world-execution rights
and configure just group execution rights, in order to make sure only the
authorized people can run the binaries with SU privileges.
Googling on both these solutions (SUDO and SUID), will help you with the
specifics.
good luck!
maarten
How else can I give these individual users root privileges - make all
of them UID 0 or something.? Is that a smart idea?
