Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:28:23 -0400 From: Tom Grove <freebsd@voidmain.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Ian Lord <mailing-lists@msdi.ca> Subject: Re: Root access loggin Message-ID: <46A652D7.4030001@voidmain.net> In-Reply-To: <444pjt3ard.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <050b01c7ce16$960a0570$6400a8c0@msdi.local> <46A63689.80906@voidmain.net> <444pjt3ard.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Tom Grove <freebsd@voidmain.net> writes: > > >> You could even go so far as to limit what he can use sudo on. >> >> $>man sudo >> >> Giving him full root access is probably not a good idea. >> > > In practice, this approach *is* effectively giving him full root > access. Once you have to give the tech the ability to edit root-owned > files, you have to trust his honesty. Once any kind of local access is given to a user trust becomes an issue; regardless of root access or not. By only allowing a certain set of commands there would still need to be a great deal of cracking to gain more access. If one just gives out root access no more would need to be done. This is where sudo is unlike root access. > There are some important > advantages to doing it through sudo, though: one is that it makes it > easy for the user to keep track of just the root-privileged commands, > and another is that it's easier for the user to avoid shooting himself > in the foot. > Other advantages to sudo are not having to give out the root password. A possible solution may be using sudo and watch together. > To watch everything done by the remote-connected tech, the most > complete approach is probably watch(8), which is a much simpler way of > getting everything typed on a particular tty. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > While I agree that any kind of raised privilege may not be the best idea, if it is necessary, sudo adds a layer of protection you do not get with straight root. -Tom
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