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Re: sudoers question

From Nicolas George <george@nsup.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: sudoers question
Date 2023-05-13 12:40 +0200
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DdB (12023-05-13):
> The kind of mistakes, any user (including yourself) can initiate, grows
> considerably, if he can use any commands without even thinking.

You are right with this principle but you are mistaken in applying it.
If you want to teach users to think before typing the password, then
making sure commands that are obviously harmless do not ask for the
password.

There are harmless commands that for some reason require privileges.
Configuring sudo to permit them without password is a good idea.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George

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sudoers question "Tom Reed" <tom@dkinbox.com> - 2023-05-12 13:40 +0200
  Re: sudoers question Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-05-12 14:00 +0200
    Re: sudoers question "Tom Reed" <tom@dkinbox.com> - 2023-05-12 14:10 +0200
      Re: sudoers question Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2023-05-12 14:10 +0200
        Re: sudoers question "Tom Reed" <tom@dkinbox.com> - 2023-05-12 14:20 +0200
          Re: sudoers question Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2023-05-12 14:30 +0200
          Re: sudoers question Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-05-12 14:30 +0200
          Re: sudoers question Michel Verdier <mv524@free.fr> - 2023-05-12 14:40 +0200
          Re: sudoers question Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2023-05-12 18:20 +0200
      Re: sudoers question Hanno 'Rince' Wagner <wagner@rince.de> - 2023-05-12 14:20 +0200
      Re: sudoers question Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-05-12 14:20 +0200
        Re: sudoers question Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2023-05-12 14:30 +0200
          Re: sudoers question Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2023-05-12 14:30 +0200
          Re: sudoers question Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-05-12 14:30 +0200
            Re: sudoers question Byung-Hee HWANG (황병희)   <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> - 2023-05-12 16:10 +0200
              Re: sudoers question Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-05-12 16:40 +0200
            Re: sudoers question Michel Verdier <mv524@free.fr> - 2023-05-12 17:50 +0200
              Re: sudoers question <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-05-12 17:50 +0200
                Re: sudoers question Michel Verdier <mv524@free.fr> - 2023-05-13 10:40 +0200
                Re: sudoers question <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-05-13 12:30 +0200
                Re: sudoers question debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2023-05-13 14:20 +0200
                Re: sudoers question Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2023-05-13 16:20 +0200
            Re: sudoers question Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2023-05-13 00:10 +0200
              Re: sudoers question Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2023-05-13 08:00 +0200
                Re: sudoers question Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2023-05-13 18:10 +0200
                Re: sudoers question <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-05-13 18:50 +0200
              Re: sudoers question Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2023-05-13 12:40 +0200
  Re: sudoers question "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-05-12 14:30 +0200

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