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Bug#440279: ITP: op -- sudo like controlled privilege escalation



Hi,

Michael Prokop wrote:
> * Package name    : op
>   Description     : sudo like controlled privilege escalation
> 
>  The op tool provides a flexible means for system administrators
>  to grant access to certain root operations without having to
>  give them full superuser privileges. Different sets of users may
>  access different operations, and the security-related aspects of
>  each operation can be carefully controlled.
>  .
>   Homepage: http://swapoff.org/wiki/op


I would appreciate it if you would add to the description some details
about why users might want to install op in preference over sudo. On
op's WWW site I found following sentence which makes that a little bit
clearer:

  "The main attraction of op over sudo is its use of mnemonics rather
  than true commands. This allows an administrator to present users with
  more intuitive commands."

Just my thoughts...
  Micha



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