can i version root files as a non-root user in bazaar?

[Rahul Nabar]

To version files bazaar needs only read access to them, right? I
wanted to version several config. files on my system that are root
writable ( /etc/dhcp.conf etc.)

I was a bit hesitant running bazaar as root (the lesser the apps run
as root the better! need-to-know-principle). So I was wondering if
there was a "safer" way out. Either doing it as a normal user ( who
has read access to many of these files) Or creating another user in
the "root" group with only read access for versioning purposes (for
those files that a normal user is not even allowed to read).

Any comments / caeveats?

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Rahul