Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!yale!cmcl2!adm!news From: baynes%v701.decnet@nusc.navy.mil (V701::BAYNES) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Password access question Message-ID: <24584@adm.BRL.MIL> Date: 24 Sep 90 12:13:13 GMT Sender: news@adm.BRL.MIL Lines: 25 Greetings, I believe that this might have been asked beofre but please bear with me. Who in your organizations typically changes the SUPER USER password on UNIX systems? Who in your organizations typically has access to the SUPER USER password on UNIX systems: Operators System Administrators/Managers System Analysts User Support Personnel Management If the operators in your organization do not have the SUPER USER password, how have you installed various utilities (such as backup and restore) so they can do their work? Thanks for the input. Bob Baynes