Re: One user ID for all users
From: Impy <wyn441@my-deja.com> > >In article <8tks3k$1re$1@news.xmission.com>, > benj@firstlinux.net wrote: > > > > > > --- "Kevin J. Burdish" <kevin_burdish@timeinc.com> > > > wrote: > > >Hey gang! > > >The System Admistrator and the Application Developer here want to get > > >all users to log in with the same UNIX user ID for the application. >This > > >would make their lives easier... In turn I'm sure this will make my >life > > >harder (as it usually does!) > > >especially when trying to track down who has something locked etc. >Can > > >someone give me the pros and cons of doing this? > > >I know Pro: we don't have to add and delete UNIX user id's every >time a > > >new user wants to use the system. > > >and Con: It may not be possible to track down who has a lock on > > >something, who is using more resources etc. > > > > > >I'm sure there is a lot more, but can anybody advise me on what they > > >have done?? > > > > > >Please respond to kevin_burdish@timeinc.com as well as to the >newsgroup. > > > > > >Thanks in advance! > > >Kevin > > > > You could tell your sysadmin that you propose all users be allowed to >log in as root, that way they won't have to administer anything and the >users would have access to whatever they needed without having to be >added to various groups and stuff like that. > > >How about if a user goes in and changes the password and forgets to >tell anyone? >Or how about if a user leaves and for security purposes the password is >changed. How do you get this info out in a timely manner to the >remaining users? Sorry, mate, I prefer Carlos's idea -- much simpler. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
In article <8tlti8$bp0$1@news.xmission.com>, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: Impy <wyn441@my-deja.com> > > > >In article <8tks3k$1re$1@news.xmission.com>, > > benj@firstlinux.net wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- "Kevin J. Burdish" <kevin_burdish@timeinc.com> > > > > wrote: > > > >Hey gang! > > > >The System Admistrator and the Application Developer here want to get > > > >all users to log in with the same UNIX user ID for the application. > >This > > > >would make their lives easier... In turn I'm sure this will make my > >life > > > >harder (as it usually does!) > > > >especially when trying to track down who has something locked etc. > >Can > > > >someone give me the pros and cons of doing this? > > > >I know Pro: we don't have to add and delete UNIX user id's every > >time a > > > >new user wants to use the system. > > > >and Con: It may not be possible to track down who has a lock on > > > >something, who is using more resources etc. > > > > > > > >I'm sure there is a lot more, but can anybody advise me on what they > > > >have done?? > > > > > > > >Please respond to kevin_burdish@timeinc.com as well as to the > >newsgroup. > > > > > > > >Thanks in advance! > > > >Kevin > > > > > > You could tell your sysadmin that you propose all users be allowed to > >log in as root, that way they won't have to administer anything and the > >users would have access to whatever they needed without having to be > >added to various groups and stuff like that. > > > > > >How about if a user goes in and changes the password and forgets to > >tell anyone? > >Or how about if a user leaves and for security purposes the password is > >changed. How do you get this info out in a timely manner to the > >remaining users? > > Sorry, mate, I prefer Carlos's idea -- much simpler. Oh, well, if you're gonna take that tack how about we make all the user's ceo of the company then they can...shudder, nevermind. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.