Local users get to play root?

Simo Sorce ssorce at redhat.com
Wed Nov 18 18:25:51 UTC 2009


On Wed, 2009-11-18 at 13:10 -0500, Seth Vidal wrote:
> > Maybe you have a different concept of security, but I don't want any
> user on 
> > the server installing software, no matter what.
> 
> right - which is why I wouldn't install PK on a server.
> 
> yum doesn't allow users to install pkgs, only root.

Seth, the fact you prefer to use yum doesn't make it right to have an
insecure-by-default policy.

Simo.

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