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From: ryan@pcslink.com (Ryan Mooney)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: su Root?
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 96 08:30:22 GMT
Organization: Phoenix Computer Specialists
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In article <4d3e9j$37l@huron.eel.ufl.edu>,
   raub@kushana.aero.ufl.edu (Mauricio Tavares) wrote:
>In 9 Jan 1996 18:53:54 GMT, Henry G. Juengst 
(juengst@saph1.physik.uni-bonn.de) wrote:
>
>> In article <4cu84p$5m3@huron.eel.ufl.edu>, raub@kushana.aero.ufl.edu 
(Mauricio Tavares) writes:
Hmm I actually like that feature - I just add the people who are allowed
in /etc/group and all is dandy.  Of course I'm kind of a paranoid security
weenie who doesn't want just anyone ot be able to su to root (of course
depending on where you are and what you're doing... YMMV).  

>> I agree. It is not very nice that users have to be member of the group
>> wheel (what a name...) just to be able to "su". Try the following patches:
Although I do agree wheel is kind of a lame name for root group. Of course
you could change it - just change the name in /etc/group and voila all is
different (warning - this may cause something to barf I don't know I haven't 
tried it :)
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