Kubuntu experience

[Brian Astill]

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:09, Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote:
> On ma, 2005-04-18 at 16:52 +0930, Brian Astill wrote:
> > The problem with sudo privilege is that you are always effectively
> > running as root - all anyone has to do is type "sudo" before any
> > command they wish to use - even "sudo rm -fR /* - to do whatever
> > they wish with your system.  NOT secure.
>
> Nonsense, you still need to have the privilege to use sudo and type
> in your password...

Depends how sudo is set up.   In ubuntu (warty - I can't speak for 
hoary) default you are correct (thank goodness!)  but on many systems 
set up in the situation I described, this is not so.

> Sudo allows 
> fine-grained access control.

Yes it does - but root is the one that exercises this control, not sudo 
itself.
I repeat my statement and question "this sudo nonsense - rather than the 
standard root plus personal account - has caused me grief.  WHY not 
leave well enough alone, Mr Kubuntu?"

The only answer that makes sense is that Mr Kubuntu HAS exercised some 
"fine-grained access control" which will prevent me from doing 
something on my system some time in the future.  If this is not the 
case, why NOT use the standard setup?  It isn't difficult, after all.

-- 
Regards,
Brian