--- jim tate <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mike wrote: > > On Sat, 21 Apr 2007, jim tate wrote: > > > >> I have done a install of Kubuntu just to see how it work, I'm a > >> straight Fedora user and no desire to move to Ubuntu, > >> I just want to see how it works as far as SU goes. > >> In ubuntu , can any user type in sudo -s and get root privileges ? > >> For Security reasons this distro scares me. > >> I teach Linux at locale libraries and wanted to get a feel for ubuntu > >> before I can say yea or nay. > >> And I don't want to go threw a bunch of hassles to track down a > >> Ubuntu forum just to ask one question about a distro > >> that I'm not going to permanently use. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Jim > > > > I believe sudo -s and sudo -i is limited to users in the admin group. > > Look at the file /etc/sudoers on your Ubuntu box. Also if I recall > > correctly users can be added and removed from groups using the gpasswd > > command. > > > But can any user perform those steps ? > If so this unsafe allowing users to install anything they want. > This is one of the main resones that Windows crashes so much, kids being > able to install anything. my understanding with *unbuntu is that only the first user has sudo privileges.... trotter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
