Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Allow non root users to edit files owned by root?

[Tanstaafl]

On 2011-12-20 12:19 PM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de> wrote:
> If you allow someone to edit root owned files, you're practically giving
> him root access.

Well, yeah, but only on those defined files...

I'm not worried about them messing up stuff in /var/www/*, but I am 
worried about them messing up stuff in /etc

> So the fact that he doesn't know the root password is totally
> irrelevant; he doesn't even need the password anymore to gain root
> access since he already has that access.

But he only has root access in explicitly defined, non-system, non 
critical directories...

> So you might want to rethink the way you want to allow him to edit those
> files.

I *want* him to be able to do whatever he wants in /var/www (and a few 
other non critical directories)...