implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Krims G
Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some groups have root included in them, for example operator. Is it not implied that root has access to all things and groups? What is the purpose of adding root to a group? If I add root to some new arbitrary group, what does it

Re: implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 Krims G krimskr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some groups have root included in them, for example operator. Is it not implied that root has access to all things and groups? What is the purpose of adding

Re: implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Damien Fleuriot
On 23 Aug 2012, at 17:26, Steve O'Hara-Smith st...@sohara.org wrote: On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 Krims G krimskr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some groups have root included in them, for example operator. Is it not implied that

Re: implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:07:04 +0200, Damien Fleuriot wrote: On 23 Aug 2012, at 17:26, Steve O'Hara-Smith st...@sohara.org wrote: On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 Krims G krimskr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some groups have

Re: implications of adding root to a group

2012-08-23 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:07:04 +0200 Damien Fleuriot m...@my.gd wrote: On 23 Aug 2012, at 17:26, Steve O'Hara-Smith st...@sohara.org wrote: On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 Krims G krimskr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some