[techtalk] Users, groups, admins, roots...

[Darrell Daniels]

Here is the documentation for SUDO:
http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/
and a nice slideshow:
http://www.komar.org/komar/alek/pres/sudo/start.html
Darrell

Ian Phillips wrote:
> 
> > You cannot duplicate root. You can, however, duplicate some of root's
> > functions using sudo. I've never personally done it, but I know it can
> > be done.
> 
> Hmm, that disagrees with my story. But since I've been out of sysadmin work for about 6 months now I may well be in the wrong. If so, sorry for the bad advice.
> 
> Anyone care to give a definitive answer?
> 
> Yours,
> Ian.
> 
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