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Date: Wed,  1 Sep 2010 15:41:18 -0400
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From: John Floren <slawmaster@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 2:51 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrot=
e:
>> Those are reasonable points, definitely. Since I'm usually the only
>> one to use my servers (except at Sandia, where I share with Ron),
>> abusing my admin privs isn't a big deal.
>
> hey, isn't that the windows security model! =C2=A0:-)
>
> seriously, don't you open yourself up to more mistakes,
> if you make it easy to do things as the hostowner?
>
> - erik
>

I don't *work* as bootes, I just set things up/fix things as bootes
when the hostowner is absolutely required.

I already put my account in the adm and sys groups, so I can get just
about as much abuse as I want without ever logging in as the
hostowner.

John
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