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Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget]
From: |
Hossein S. Zadeh |
Subject: |
Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget] |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:26:09 +1000 (EST) |
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Aryan Ameri wrote:
> Maybe your argument is correct (it sounds logical), but I guess the
> correct way of adding/removing a user on a Unix system is by using the
> adduser command. Editing /etc/passwd theoricaly might work, but it is a
> very obsecured method, to say the least. Utilities such as adduser
> simply do not let you assign user ID less than 500 (less than 1000 on
> some Linux distributions) to a normal user. So, using standard Unix
> applications, you can not assign UID 0 to any normal user.
Hi there,
I couldn't agree more. I only edit the files when I really need to; but
then again I am not a typical system admin ;-)
It is the difference between "you cannot ..." and "you shouldn't ...", you
know!
cheers,
Hossein
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- Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget], Hossein S. Zadeh, 2003/08/21
- Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget], Aryan Ameri, 2003/08/21
- Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget],
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- Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget], Zoup, 2003/08/22
- Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget], Aryan Ameri, 2003/08/23
- Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget], Zoup, 2003/08/23
- Re: [linuxiran] Normal user called root [was:Download a File Via wget], Aryan Ameri, 2003/08/23
- Re: [linuxiran] Download a File Via wget, Arash Bijanzadeh, 2003/08/20
- Re: [linuxiran] Download a File Via wget, Zoup, 2003/08/22
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