[luau] How to RHN update w/o root pswd

Tom_Gordon/RISE/HIDOE at notes.k12.hi.us Tom_Gordon/RISE/HIDOE at notes.k12.hi.us
Mon Oct 6 18:43:01 PDT 2003


To update basically means to replace existing files (mostly owned by 
root).  This is why you need root access.

Sudo give users su privilages that can be on a per-command basis.  But 
giving a user sudo access to, say, rpm or up2date and you might as well 
kiss your whole security policy good-by.

 rhnd is common and is probably less annoying and easier to maintain as it 
is standard on RH configurations.  Cron'ing up2date is like a hack of this 
but without proper LogWatch support out-of-box.

The root or su user should maintain the system or else your a car driving 
without a driver.

The above is all opinion and not biblical truth.  Unless, of course, you 
worship me.

Tom



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Greetings,

What is the 'best' way for my users to update RedHat (ver. 9) on their 
PCs? 
As with RHN, synaptic requires knowing the password for root. Since I'm 
not 
giving them that, they cannot update. I've heard possibilities are to use 
cron to perform an autoupdate or 'sudo'.

Thanks,
Blake

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