Re: [sudo-users] How to disable ( deny ) user to change the password of root

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• From: Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:46:05 -0500
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Gordon Messmer wrote:
> Yes, there is.  Don't let users execute any of those commands directly.

That's not a solution.  The user can still edit /etc/passwd manually.

Matt Flaschen

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