Is there an application or something that makes changing and managing permissions easier instead of having to do it the old fashioned way? Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "wolfi" To: "SuSE" Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [SLE] Use of Linux

n6tadam wrote:

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Dear Lists,

This is perhaps slightly off topic, so bear with me. :-)

I don't think so ...

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I am interested to know, how many of you, actually use a non-root account to get work done. Since there is so many risks of constantly using a root account, how in the world are you supposed to get work done without being logged in as root??

Well, my wife does her e-mail and all the other things as user. I told her she would not be able to destroy anything [mistakenly, of course :-))] since she is not even allowed too, and that was a good argument for Linux on our box at home. I do everything as user 'wolfi' too, but I could switch to the root account :-))

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For example, most of my bash scripts that I write, require the use of certain files, which, if not ran as root, would require me to run numerous chmod/chgrp commands to get them to run.

Yes, that's a thing I really do not like: you have to change all the permissions and stuff just to be able to scan as user, and, after every update, you must do this again. If the scanner belongs to 'root/disk', why doesn't SuSE-YasT take a new user to 'disk' automatically ?? I already made a script 'update.restore' to readjust the 666 mode on all the devices (and some other things). Unluckily that's the only hint I have, write your own script for the chmod-stuff and run it once after each update.

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Regards,

Thomas Adam

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I dont want to get philosophical but isnt it doing the old fashion way what makes things fun On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Diane wrote:

Is there an application or something that makes changing and managing permissions easier instead of having to do it the old fashioned way?

Diane

----- Original Message ----- From: "wolfi" To: "SuSE" Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [SLE] Use of Linux

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n6tadam wrote:

...

Dear Lists,

This is perhaps slightly off topic, so bear with me. :-)

I don't think so ...

...

I am interested to know, how many of you, actually use a non-root account to get work done. Since there is so many risks of constantly using a root account, how in the world are you supposed to get work done without being logged in as root??

Well, my wife does her e-mail and all the other things as user. I told her she would not be able to destroy anything [mistakenly, of course :-))] since she is not even allowed too, and that was a good argument for Linux on our box at home. I do everything as user 'wolfi' too, but I could switch to the root account :-))

...

For example, most of my bash scripts that I write, require the use of certain files, which, if not ran as root, would require me to run numerous chmod/chgrp commands to get them to run.

Yes, that's a thing I really do not like: you have to change all the permissions and stuff just to be able to scan as user, and, after every update, you must do this again. If the scanner belongs to 'root/disk', why doesn't SuSE-YasT take a new user to 'disk' automatically ?? I already made a script 'update.restore' to readjust the 666 mode on all the devices (and some other things). Unluckily that's the only hint I have, write your own script for the chmod-stuff and run it once after each update.

...

Regards,

Thomas Adam

Regards either ... Wolfi ================================== mailto:wolfi_z@web.de

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Dear List, Thank you all for your replies. I must admit, that I was not very clear with my question. I knew all about the command "su" and groups and all, but I just wanted to know, a quick way of getting around the "permissions". Anyhow, thankyou all again. Regards, Thomas Adam Please note that the content of this message is confidential between the original sender and the intended recipient(s) of the message. If you are not an intended recipient and/or have received this message in error, kindly disregard the content of the message and return it to the original sender. If you have any complaints about this message please reply to: office@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk The Purbeck School E-Mail server running: users.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk

Have you thought of using the /etc/permissions.xxxxx file? If you maintain and preserve that file, at least you would not need to reset permissions manually each time you do an upgrade or something. Just a thought. Eddie On Friday 29 June 2001 2:20 pm, n6tadam wrote:

Dear List,

Thank you all for your replies. I must admit, that I was not very clear with my question. I knew all about the command "su" and groups and all, but I just wanted to know, a quick way of getting around the "permissions".

Anyhow, thankyou all again.

Regards,

Thomas Adam

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