On Wed, 2021-12-01 at 21:40 +0000, Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek wrote:
On Wed, Dec 01, 2021 at 09:29:43AM -0600, Brandon Nielsen wrote:
> On 11/29/21 1:33 PM, Ben Cotton wrote:
> >
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Users_are_admins_by_default_in_Ana...
> >
> > = Users are administrators by default in the installer GUI =
> >
> > == Summary ==
> >
> > The Anaconda installer GUI will have the administrative rights
> > checkbox on the User screen ticked by default.
> >
> > == Owner ==
> >
> > * Name: [[User:Vladimirslavik| Vladimir Slavik]]
> > * Email: vslavik(a)redhat.com
> >
> >
> > == Detailed Description ==
> >
> > Currently, the Anaconda installer GUI presents an unticked
> > checkbox
> > "Make this user administrator" on the user setup screen by
> > default.
> > This means users have to discover the control, understand its
> > meaning,
> > and consciously decide to change the value from the default one.
> >
>
> [Snip]
>
> I find this wording confusing, and I've been using Linux for at
> least 15
> years now. I think if we're making changes to reduce user confusion
> we may
> want to change the wording as well?
>
> Perhaps a better wording would be "Grant user administrator
> privileges
> (allow sudo)"? Something to make it clear the resulting user isn't
> root, but
> can act as root.
Correct me, if I'm wrong, people to avoid put password in every sudo
command, modify sudo to not ask password . And this behavior is a big
hole of security , if user is compromised, attacker will have root
access for free.
+1. The explanation can be even longer: maybe "(e.g. allow sudo
as
root,
access to all logs, and other administrative actions)". If you're
finding
the existing wording unclear, many other people are most likely too.
Zbyszek
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