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Re: How to restrict normal ssh user to become root ?



On Thu 12 Apr 2012 at 11:22:04 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote:

> How can I prevent general ssh users not to have su or sudo power ?
> Just they know the root password by any chance....
> In the remote box remote root login is disable and one can only
> login as normal user and then need to do su to get root access. Only few
> users know root password. How can I prevent the other login to use su / sudo
> even they know root password by any means ?

You are attempting to solve a social problem using technical means. This
will fail. If you do not trust the users who have the root password they
should not be in possession of it.


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