On 5/13/06, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 13:22, Schlaegel wrote: > I want everyone to avoid 'su', and most users won't know any important > target passwords (like root). Also, which password is required is > inconsistent across linux programs and even across `sudo` > installations, so I want either to work. > > Rather than debate the social issues, I want to know if anyone knows a > technical solution that allows this. It's more program philosophy than a social issue. When you disagree with the author about what the program is supposed to do, the source code is the place to start.
I don't get your meaning. I want to use `sudo` for the purpose it was written, to execute a command as another user. `sudo` supports three methods of authentication current user, target user, or PAM. I want to see if PAM can authenticate by trying both the current user and the target user. What author am I disagreeing with in regards to the purpose of their program?
