that darned ROOT problem

[Vram]

On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 10:23 -0400, Bo Grimes wrote:
> Tommy Trussell wrote:
> 
> >On 9/28/05, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>When you sudo in OS X you get the following warning:
> >>"We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
> >>Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
> >>
> >>    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
> >>    #2) Think before you type.
> >>    #3) With great power comes great responsibility."
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I believe I have seen that message in linux distros, too, so I bet
> >it's in the sudo code, invoked the first time you use it and never
> >again.
> >
> 
> I just re-installed Hoary.  I just had to see if I missed a message 
> about it, and I didn't.  I have pics I could upload.  There is simply 
> nothing there to instruct someone new to Ubuntu and sudo.  I didn't get 
> such a message as described above the first time I used sudo, either.
> 
> I am a bit bothered by sudo anyway.  I have 5 kids.  I encourage them 
> all to use Linux, but I don't worry about them screwing with the 
> system.  They all know my user password.  With Ubuntu they could now do 
> anything they want in the GUI with that password.  This will force me to 
> change my password and set them up a seperate account.


I love the idea that you are encouraging your kids to use Linux.  I
disagree with not creating accounts for everyone.  Teaching the right
way is the best way....Do you use your bosses account at work??


Just my $0.02


Vram



> 
> No biggie, but I don't like the idea that anyone with my user passward 
> has complete control of my system.  It's not like I'm a system admin.  
> I'm just a dad on a home pc, so I don't protect my user password from my 
> family and I don't bother with 7 seperate accounts.
> 
> I typically have a strong and painful root password and a fairly simple 
> user password.  I know good security practice is to use strong 
> passwords, but I still like the idea of an additional layer of password 
> protection for root.
>