Re: Limiting SU

[Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net>]

    "Andrew" == Andrew Pritchard <andrew@teppic.co.uk> writes:

    >> > Is there a way of limiting who and SU to root?
    >> >
    >> 
    >> don't tell them the root password?
    >> 
    >> iain

    Andrew> I can just see some jokers trying to guess the root
    Andrew> password. I realise this will come out in the logs, but I
    Andrew> don't want them even able to try.

Well, how about you create a group and change the group owner and
execute permissions on /bin/su so only people in the group can run it?
What you are really asking for is sudo though.....

Cheers!
Shyamal