> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kelly French
> Sent: 20 September 2001 03:13
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Cant edit files.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tim Sellar
> > Sent: Wednesday, 19 September 2001 4:54 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Cant edit files.
> >
> >
> > Not all files can be edited by admin. Are you sure you have
> > ownership of the
> > files you are trying to modify...?
> >
>
> The /etc/vsd/priv file for starters
> I thought the admin user would be able to control who access what?
> Or have I missed something here??
>
It is possible to give telnet login rights by modifying the /etc/vsd/priv
file. This is a very serious privilege and it should only be granted by the
root user of the hosting server, hence the root ownership. Admins must use
the setrights command.
> Also being able to create directories in /etc since various packages like
> them to be here..
An admin can only install new software by compiling from source (not using
RPM). When compiling from source normal convention is for packages to
install into /usr/local/etc or /usr/local/bin... admin only has access to
the files in /etc which it safe for admin to have access to, and no others.
> Get the following
>
>
> [admin@docs]$ mkdir /etc/dummy
> mkdir: /etc/dummy: Numerical result out of range
> [admin@docs]$
>
> Kelly
>
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