[CLUE-Tech] Sys Admin security and user directory security

Jed S. Baer thag at frii.com
Mon Dec 17 21:23:13 MST 2001


On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:28:00 -0700
Kevin Cullis <kevincu at orci.com> wrote:

> OK folks,
> 
> I've got a question that I have not been able to answer: How can you
> provide system security and directory security at the same time with
> different people?  For example, I'd like to let the sysadmin handle all
> of the upgrades, updates, etc for the computer security but NOT allow
> the sysadmin to view the financials in /home/kevin directory. I'm
> assuming this is possible, but how does one go about it?

Heh, there is nothing inaccessible to root. If you don't trust your
sysadmin, then you need a new sysadmin.

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 undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
 - Thomas Paine



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