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From: mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Looking for software for daily operations work
Message-ID: <1991Jun6.141618.28943@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>
Date: 6 Jun 91 14:16:18 GMT
References: <27087@adm.brl.mil>
Organization: McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines
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In article <27087@adm.brl.mil>, Marlys.A.Nelson@uwrf.edu writes:

> [...] What I'm looking for are solutions to problems such as process
> 123 on machine ABC needs to be killed and a student employee should
> be able to do this without root access

Giving this sort of power amounts to giving root access.  Are you
trying to protect against accidents or malice?  The former is
moderately easy, the latter is nigh impossible.

(No, I don't have any solutions for you.  This is not a problem in our
environment.)

					der Mouse

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