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Re: Single-use root account?



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On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 02:58:48AM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> I've decided that it's about time I look for a solution to a problem
> that's been bugging me. On certain occasions, I find it necessary to
> have one of my roommates do something to the network at home when I'm
> not there. As such, they generally will need root access to do it. While
> I certainly trust them, I'm very security conscious and wouldn't feel
> comfortable giving them my root password. So I had the idea of setting
> up a one-time use root account. You can log in once, but as soon as you
> do the user gets locked out. (passwd -l in .bashrc)

apt-get install sudo?

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