On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:41:16 -0500
Andy Moore <amoore at loneoakmn.com> wrote:

> Of all the distros I've tried (and that's quite a few), Redhat is the 
> only that exhibits this behavior.  I always just considered it an
> extra little (annoying)security "feature".  All this does is keep your
> average user from accidentally screwing something up by sudo-ing a
> command they have no clue how to use.  I still just found it annoying.
> 

Even the big "Unix" boys (HP, Solaris, AIX, Tru64) require full pathing to some degree whether it be a sudo or plain su.  Only if you did a "su -" did you get the variables loaded of the id.  Sudo never (unless you specificly set your own pathing).

I like it.  It keeps people from doing things they shouldn't.  Causes problems at times though, because many people forget about the pathing or had no idea about the "-" on the su.  

For the record, I use the "-" every time I su.  I want to see what that id is loading, and supposed to act like.  Particularly when users are having problems....  Besides, I'm lazy and don't like to fully qualify a path if I don't have to.  ;)

-- 
Shawn

  The difficult we do today; the impossible take a little longer.

  Ne Obliviscaris --  "Forget Not"

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