On 20/06/2013 22:30, Bryan J Smith wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Alessandro Selli
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>     Aren't there already several plain awareness areas?
> 
> 
> Actually, that's the question for Exam Writers under Bloom's Taxonomy.
>  I think we were just giving "examples" of potential questions as
> nothing more than "examples."  But that's not our role.
> 
> For the Objectives, I think we're limited to "inclusion" or not.  But
> Matt should feel free to correct me or not.  ;)
> 
>     This is an different matter.  Of course you know this does not
>     accomplish the same thing as the chattr command does: a directory
>     permissions affects *all* files inside the directory.
> 
> 
> My only point is this ... "real world scenario" (see it constantly) ...
> 
> "More experienced Linux user doesn't like the fact that the 'official IT
> department' has taken away root from him.  But before he 'gives it up'
> (or possibly after using a loophole in security, a command/access
> allowed by policy**), he puts immutable on several files, especially
> non-supported/older binaries/libraries (especially those that allow him
> access as root again) so they cannot be replaced by IT department
> updates.  New Linux sysadmins cannot figure out why some updates are
> failing and/or how the system doesn't match other systems, etc...
> (suspecting he still has root)."
> 
> bjs:  "Humour me, run 'lsattr' on the binaries in the package failing to
> update"
> sysadmin:  "lsattr?  What's that do?"
> 
> I kid you not when I see this _constantly_.  ;)
> 
> -- bjs
> 
> **NOTE:  One of the many reasons I don't like sudo, or more directly,
> I'm extremely critical of /etc/sudoers lines and regularly reject many
> of them.  ;)


I'm the guy who takes the root access away from people...

Without sudo I simply cannot do my job properly, which is to make it
possible for people to do their jobs safely. Sudo is a very sharp sword
and has to be set up with large amounts of caution but when done right
is worth it's weight in gold

-- 
Alan McKinnon
[email protected]

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