Re: [NTLK] root on OSX

From: Jens Baumeister (jensbaumeister_at_web.de)
Date: Wed Apr 16 2003 - 06:17:24 PDT

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Am Mittwoch, 16.04.03 um 15:05 Uhr schrieb Hans Derycke:

> --- rpatel_at_accelrys.com wrote:
>> When installing things I suspect gui installer packages are wrappers
>> for
>> sudo to
>> give you 'psuedo' root access.
>
> I don't think that is the case. During most installs, the installer
> will ask for an administrator username and password, but never for the
> root password.
>
So will sudo. That's exactly what it's made for: Allow users to perform
action as another user without giving out that user's password.

Jens

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