Re: Firestarter: how to auto start it?
--- Christopher Nelson <chris@cavein.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 10:27:28AM -0700, lmyho wrote:
> >
> > To use gksudo, do I still need to add the command line for the user in the
> sudoers
> > file? If need, Should I add 'NOPASSWD: /etc/init.d/firestarter start' in
> sudoers
> > for this user, or add 'NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/firestarter', or just
> > '/usr/sbin/firestarter' for the user?
>
> I don't know about gksudo, but as to the sudoers file, I wouldn't use
> the NOPASSWD tag, it would allow anyone who made his way into your
> account to change your firewall rules without knowing your passwd, and
> there are ways to break into an account without knowing the passwd.
> Leaving out NOPASSWD allows you an extra little bit of security, and
> every bit counts.
>
Thanks Chris! Good point. I won't do it then. Thanks!
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