> And if you post your root password and ip address to the newsgroup, then > EVERYONE will be able to su.... > > Seriously, the way to resolve a security/access problem is not to disable > security. At least, outside Redmond it isn't. Although it can be useful > in troubleshooting, which may have been what you meant. > - --
AJ, I'm not a fan of disabling security either. I wanted to explain "WHY" the user must be a part of the wheel group in order to 'su' on a out-of-the-box gentoo system. I didn't recommend removing the pam_wheel.so use_uid line.. Regards, Brice > On February 6, 2003 06:14 am, Brice B wrote: > > The reason a user must be in the "wheel" group in order to use "su" on > > a gentoo system can be found in: > > /etc/pam.d/su > > > > There is a line stating: > > auth required /lib/security/pam_wheel.so use_uid > > > > If you comment out that line, all users (regardless of their group) will > > be able to use "su". > > > > There is also a line which allows users of the wheel group to "su" w/o > > a password.. > > > > Brice > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
