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



On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:38:30 +0200
Armin Haas <armin@awawa.de> wrote:

> For su, maybe using pam_wheel.so in /etc/pam.d/su is what you are 
> looking for.
> 
> sudo has its own conf file(s) (/etc/sudoers and all files in 
> /etc/sudoers.d/) in addition to /etc/pam.d/sudo
> 
> Consider the possibility that the users you don't trust and who know the 
> root password already installed a backdoor on your box.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Armin

Many many thanks. Based on your clue I get this link

http://mindref.blogspot.in/2010/04/protect-su-with-pamwheel.html

This is exactly what I have been looking for long.

Once again Thanks


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