Local users get to play root?

nodata lsof at nodata.co.uk
Wed Nov 18 17:46:02 UTC 2009


Am 2009-11-18 18:08, schrieb nodata:
> Yikes! When was it decided that non-root users get to play root?
>
> Ref:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=534047
>
> This is horrible!
>

Just to elaborate:

A local user is allowed to install software on the machine without being 
prompted for the root password.

This is a recipe for disaster in my opinion.




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