On any machine, I always operate with my userid and use 'sudo' as much as
possible. Even I dont trust myself logging in as root as I issue commands
fast and furious sometimes!
__________________________________________
Ranga Nathan / CSG
Systems Programmer - Specialist; Technical Services;
BAX Global Inc. Irvine-California
Tel: 714-442-7591 Fax: 714-442-2840
"McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
11/17/2004 02:26 PM
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Subject: Re: Shutdown by Operations
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Rob van der Heij
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 4:23 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Shutdown by Operations
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>
> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:15:26 -0600, Adam Thornton
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Then, no, not that I know of, unless you twiddle init so
> that root is
> > *always* logged in at the console. Which would sort of defeat the
> > purpose of not giving them the root password.
>
> Pardon? Most shops have restricted staff access to the HMC, so to
> have root logged on there limits access to the folks on duty who are
> responsible for running the system. This is different from sharing the
> root password with all who may occasionally have the need to use it.
>
> --
> Rob van der Heij rvdheij @ gmail.com
But it allows your operators to add users, delete users, and change
passwords on users (including root!), read, update, and delete any file
on the system. <shudder> Far too much power for the operators in OUR
shop!!
--
John McKown
Senior Systems Programmer
UICI Insurance Center
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