[GLLUG] root access
Dpk
dpk@egr.msu.edu
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:18:08 -0400
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 07:32:14PM -0700, Ben Pfaff wrote:
"Daniel R. Kilbourne" <drk@netophilia.net> writes:
> Why don't you check out a little utility called mysu. All
> people need is their own password to become root.
>
> http://www.voyager.net/mysu
A better-known utility for much the same purpose is called `sudo'.
I will second this. Sudo is widely used and tested. Without a major
source code audit, I would greatly question the security of mysu. No
offense to its authors, but the more eyes that have seen it, the less
chance of problems occuring.
Dennis