cross-platform virus

[Alan McKinnon]

On Monday 10 April 2006 04:45, Cefiar wrote:
> On Monday 10 April 2006 07:44, Alan McKinnon wrote:

> > Ahhh yes, this explains something I'd always wondered - why does
> > sudo require the user password? Surely it would be more secure to
> > ask for the root password as well (a second barrier)? I forgot to
> > consider what happens when many people have the password and one
> > resigns.
>
> That's the default setup of sudo, but it's not the only option.
>
> If you like the "root password" concept, then you can actually set
> a root password and tell sudo to use it instead of the users
> password (the rootpw option). This gives you that central root
> password you're after, with all the other good stuff that sudo
> offers.

Thanks, that makes sense now

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Alan McKinnon
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