su Security

[jeff]

In article <4212 at brl-adm.ARPA> ron at BRL.ARPA (Ron Natalie) writes:
>"su" program is restricted to people who are listed in the /etc/group
>file as being in the "0" group.

Not quite, People of group 1(adm here, 0 is now default) are the only 
ones able to su to root.  su can still be used to su to other users.
When a user in not of group 1, then it rejects the command before a
passwd is asked for to. (4.3 on 780).

Jeff
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