Local users get to play root?

[Seth Vidal]

On Wed, 18 Nov 2009, Simo Sorce wrote:

> 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.
>

I didn't say it did - I said it didn't make sense to have items like PK on 
servers.

-sv