In a message dated: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:10:51 EDT
"Jerry Feldman" said:
>company's rules. We are all a team with the same ultimate goal. While
>Bob Bell and I have pointed out many cases where root access must be
>given to the engineer, there are other cases where it is more than just a
>convenience factor, but not mandatory.
And by the same token, there are situations where root access may be needed
(like installing an OS), for which compromises can be worked out.
Security does inhibit productivity, there's no question. But it's mostly a
matter of being flexible and willing to learn a different way of doing things.
I've found in my own life that doing things the more secure way has actually
been easier and quicker than doing things the less secure way. Between sudo
and ssh there's little I can't do, and most of it with one command. That's a
lot easier then remembering passwords on different systems, the syntax to ftp,
worrying about whether rlogin is allowed or if I have a .rhosts set up
properly. I'm lazy and hate to be inconvenienced, and adding security has
actually allowed me to contiue being lazy :)
--
Seeya,
Paul
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"I always explain our company via interpretive dance.
I meet lots of interesting people that way."
Niall Kavanagh, 10 April, 2000
If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!
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