One caveat you can execute commands as root BUT you are not root. I found this out after knocking my head against the wall --- "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of <Diego Sales Gimenez> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:17 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Sudoers > > > > what he would be sudoers? how I use? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Diego Gimenez > > The "sudo" command allows an authorized user to > execute commands as > another user (usually root). Who can use the > facility and what they can > do is determined by a control file, /etc/sudoers. > > A nice mini tutorial is at: > http://home.ubalt.edu/abento/linux/terminal/sudo.html > > http://www.linuxhelp.net/guides/sudo/ > > > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > HealthMarkets > Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage > Administrative Services Group > Information Technology > > The information contained in this e-mail message may > be privileged > and/or confidential. It is for intended > addressee(s) only. If you are > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any disclosure, > reproduction, distribution or other use of this > communication is > strictly prohibited and could, in certain > circumstances, be a criminal > offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please notify the > sender by reply and delete this message without > copying or disclosing > it. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
