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Re: Root/Amin Privilege

2001-03-20 09:56:59
Subject: Re: Root/Amin Privilege
From: Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:48:55 -0500
>i want to know how to make such a script for unix. I understand its
>possible, to make a script startet by operator, and runs under root
>permissions.

Bernhard - The best way is to deploy an 'sudo' facility, which allows
           authorized people to run things as superuser.
Another method would be to use set-uid permissions on executable files;
but that is fraught with security issues, and is better avoided.

  Richard Sims, BU
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