[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