Timo Hietanen writes: > On Fri, 23 Nov 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> how can an user other than root can be given permissions >> for account creation, deletion, password changing, etc. >> >> error for a normal user: >> >> chpasswd: can't lock password file >> >> err... newbie question ?? > > sudo would IMHO be the best choice. > > man sudo > man sudoers > man visudo > I've seen the sudo command mentioned before. I don't know whether it is just a peculiarity of my 7.2 install, or whether it is a part of a package that I don't have installed, but I don't have the sudo command on my system and no man entry for it either.
Should it be included by default in the a 7.2 installation? Ian. Ian Truelsen Masters program in Philosophy University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada BA (Wilfrid Laurier University) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current favourite quote: "No great civilisation likes forests." K.F. O'Connor Lincoln College, Christchurch, New Zealand _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
