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



* Micha Lenk <micha@lenk.info> [20070831 10:50]:
> 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."

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll include that.

regards,
-mika-

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