Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osu-cis!att!whuts!mhuxh!mhuxu!mhuxt!mhuxi!mhuhk!mhuxo!ulysses!attibr!vch From: vch@attibr.UUCP (Vincent C. Hatem) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Workstations: good reasons for owner root access Summary: I can think of a few Message-ID: <37@attibr.UUCP> Date: 15 Aug 88 21:16:06 GMT References: <125@leibniz.UUCP> <8338@smoke.ARPA> Organization: AT&T International, Basking Ridge, NJ Lines: 20 In article <8338@smoke.ARPA>, gwyn@smoke.UUCP writes: > The UNIX "super-user" UID should really be used only by privileged > utilities, not by people. There should be NO NEED, in a properly > configured system, for a person to type "su" in order to perform > system-administrative actions. We have a loosly-coupled network, and seeing as the machines are all over the place in two different buildings, I like the ability to use the data switch to fix a machine in the other building from my desk. Of course, I could walk over to the console, but I haven't got all day to be trudging all over the place, from console to console. - Vince -- Vincent C. Hatem | att ---->\ (available from any AT&T International | ulysses ->\ Action Central site) International Operations Technical Support | bellcore ->\ 1200 Mt Kemble Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 | ihnp4 ----->\__ !attibr!vch