Tim wrote:
I always thought they were there to let you customize access for users, as well as for system software. There are other ways to control user access now, but they were the original way to do it.On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 19:01 -0700, Craig White wrote:It's no different than adding myself to lp group. While that might allow me to print, it doesn't really solve the problem and I can get it to print anyway.It does raise the point that some definition of what some system groups are meant to be for. When you see groups like lp or disk are you supposed to add yourself to them for special privileges, or are they just for the system software to use for itself.
With the "helper" programs we have today, there is less need for adding users to the system groups.
Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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