local access rights to *nix boxes

[gmongardi at napc.com (grant)]

dsr at tao.merseine.nu wrote:
> I've got root on everything. Oh, wait, there's a reason for
> that...
> 
> Normal users have no root permissions. They get sudo access for
> specific commands on specific boxes when they need it. 

On my desktop box, I have an account I login as, but being a Senior 
Admin/Developer, I do also have the root password. I don't generally 
need to be in as root unless I am installing libraries or something that 
needs to be available to the root user only, or the system itself.

In general, if a desktop box is setup well in the first place, it is 
rare that an end-user needs root access, unless they are installing 
system-wide apps, which probably is a job for the IT/HelpDesk group.
Grant M.
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Grant Mongardi
Systems Engineer
NAPC

gmongardi at napc.com
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