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

Bent Mathiesen Bent at tli.de
Tue Apr 25 14:34:59 EST 2000


I would say:

GOD do not give the password away or allow access to server HEAVEN.



Depending on your setup - root can have access to all - or very limited
access.


Linux Advocate since 1993
mailto:bm at superusers.dk
I believe in recycling - but do Microsoft OS'es go into
1) "invalid programming techniques" or
2) "toxic waste" ?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Cat In The Hat [mailto:catnthat76 at visto.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:42 AM
> To: jenn at simegen.com; kelly at poverty.bloomington.in.us;
> techtalk at linuxchix.org
> Subject: Re: [techtalk] Users, groups, admins, roots...
> 
> 
> Hmmm...
> 
> What is the difference between ROOT and GOD?
> .
> .
> .
> God has mercy.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> CatNTHat
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:    Kelly Lynn Martin kelly at poverty.bloomington.in.us
> Sent:    Wed, 19 Apr 2000 15:23:11 -0500
> To:      jenn at simegen.com, techtalk at linuxchix.org
> Subject: Re: [techtalk] Users, groups, admins, roots...
> 
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:31:41 +0000, jenn at simegen.com said:
> 
> >The short form is: root cannot be denied /anything/. 
> 
> Well, not entirely.  UID 0 merely bypasses all permission checks, and
> can execute certain privileged system calls.  Root still cannot do the
> impossible. :)
> 
> Kelly
> 
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