Re: Root/User Priveleges

[Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com>]

* JakeCatfox@aol.com (JakeCatfox@aol.com) [010728 15:15]:

> How do I set priveleges for files/programs/commands for users? I'd
> like for my username to have close to root priveleges, so I can
> change system options, etc. I find that the "NEVER BE ROOT! NEVER BE
> ROOOOOTTTTT!!" philosophy is bit odd-- seeing as you have to SU to
> root to change system settings and there's just as much risk doing
> that.

I think when people say "Never be root...", for one, it's highly
unrealistic. Two, more likely they mean to always log in as a normal
user and only "su" to root when you have to do something that requires
root priveleges. When you're done, "exit" out of "su".

Hall