-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Tuesday 06 November 2007 15:51, Sunny wrote: >> On Nov 6, 2007 5:46 PM, Ben Kevan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I am sure this has been discussed before, but will openSUSE ever >>> allow the user to run ifconfig? or allow it to be run via sudo <snip>
> > It would seem that many consider these programs the equivalent of loaded > guns whose bullets ineluctably seek the critical regions of the user's > system and, furthermore, that non-root users are universally idiotic. > > Thus, to protect idiots from themselves, all users must enter the root > password that they themselves chose when installing the system. This > places the person who can accomplish this task in the upper one quarter > of human intelligence. Those that can figure out how to use an absolute > path name or change their PATH variable are clearly among the genius > and are thus on their own. > > lol I am sincerely hoping you are not entirely serious.... Security is as much a mindset as a set of tools. People of all levels of experience make mistakes. Distinguishing between 'working on the system' with a special account from 'working with the system' with a working account is a useful safety check ... There little distinction in end result to having no safety and accidentally shooting yourself in the foot; and having a safety, taking the safety of and deliberately shooting oneself in the foot. Except usually in the first instance you can blame whoever designed the gun, and in the second it would be your fault... One I can I suppose build systems which are more idiot proof... but as someone pointed out this does not work out, they just build a better class of idiot :-/ >> -- >> Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) > > > RRS - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHMYT9asN0sSnLmgIRAgwwAKClUS4uq5LjzI+o9AdmcjJwkspfHQCfXy7B UHqJ25XUB4mNbMPS4TXl8hc= =WhXR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
