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Bug#484841: Call for votes (was: Bug#484841: staff group root equivalence)



Andreas Barth writes ("Call for votes (was: Bug#484841: staff group root equivalence)"):
> | 1. Keep /usr/local writeable by group staff (i.e. leave things as they
> | are).
>  
> | 2. Decide to change the default so that /usr/local is not writeable by
> | group staff anymore. This change should only be implemented after an
> | appropriate transition plan exists which enables system administrators
> | to maintain the ability of group staff to write to /usr/local.
> | (Reasons for the change are the adaption of other tools like sudo on
> | most sites, and the concept of "least surprise" for novice users.)
>  
> | 3. Further discussion.

I vote:   1, 2, 3.

Ian.



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