Re: Wish list - permissionless Linux
"Matthew Bowie" <[email protected]> Fri, 16 May 2008 17:42:15 -0600
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Alternatively, you can set sudo to allow all actions by your user w/o a password. Does involve still typing sudo before the command, but doesn't require that you enter a password. On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Matthew Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > If you want to operate as root, why not just log in as root? Or does > Ubuntu GDM have a "can't log in as root" feature? If it does, there's > probably a way to shut it off. > > chmod 777 will only give every access to all files, but not allow > privileged operations as a non-root user. > > Matt > > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Eric Krieger > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I would not want a system that is permissionless. Even Microsoft has >> learned its lesson of giving users unlimited access to the system by >> default. >> >> Eric >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Steve Browne >> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 3:24 PM >> To: New Mexico Linux Users Group Mail List >> Subject: Re: [NMLUG] Wish list - permissionless Linux >> >> Jason Schaefer wrote: >>> Its really easy!! sudo chmod -R 777 / >> Will that become default from session to session? >> >> Steve >> >> -- >> Stephen B. Browne >> [email protected] >> "Ubi bene, ibi patria." >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NMLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.b9.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmlug >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for Spam, Viruses and >> dangerous content by Charter Bank's Spam Control, and is >> believed to be clean. >> >> >> >> >> This e-mail message (and any associated files) contains information from Charter Companies, Inc., or its subsidiaries or affiliate. It is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. The receipt of this transmission is not intended to, and does not waive, any privilege. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NMLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.b9.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmlug >> > > > > -- > Matthew Bowie > Programmer/IT Consultant > [email protected] > -- Matthew Bowie Programmer/IT Consultant [email protected] _______________________________________________ NMLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.b9.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nmlug