Feedback please

[jim tate]

Mike wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007, jim tate wrote:
>
>> I have done a install of Kubuntu just to see how it work, I'm a 
>> straight Fedora user and no desire to move to Ubuntu,
>> I just want to see how it works as far as SU goes.
>> In ubuntu , can any user type in sudo -s and get root privileges ?
>> For Security reasons this distro scares me.
>> I teach Linux at locale libraries and wanted to get a feel for ubuntu 
>> before I can say yea or nay.
>> And I don't want to go threw a bunch of hassles to track down a 
>> Ubuntu forum just to ask one question about a distro
>> that I'm not going to permanently use.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Jim
>
> I believe sudo -s and sudo -i is limited to users in the admin group. 
> Look at the file /etc/sudoers on your Ubuntu box.  Also if I recall 
> correctly users can be added and removed from groups using the gpasswd 
> command.
>
But can any user perform those steps ?
If so this unsafe allowing users to install anything they want.
This is one of the main resones that Windows crashes so much, kids being 
able to install anything.