Feedback please

Globe Trotter itsme_410 at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 21 20:01:41 UTC 2007


--- jim tate <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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.

my understanding with *unbuntu is that only the first user has sudo
privileges....

trotter

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