Local users get to play root?

Bill Nottingham notting at redhat.com
Thu Nov 19 00:43:08 UTC 2009


Jeff Garzik (jgarzik at pobox.com) said: 
> This sounds like a tacit admission that the default install for
> servers is bloody stupid (== same as desktop), unless the admin
> REMOVES packages we helpfully installed on the server system.

PackageKit has only ever been included in destkop package groups.
While these groups are enabled by default, they are with the caveat of:

"The default installation of Fedora includes a set of software
applicable for general internet usage."

(This was all easily verifyable, if you'd prefer to look, instead
of rant.)

Bill




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