From: "Scott Taylor" <scott@dctchambers.com>
To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: RE: CloclApplet in KDE
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 03:29:38 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2101.66.183.200.54.1054981778.squirrel@dctchambers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2DE78F33FFE0D3118C0200508B94F9CA1DA3755C@uswaumsx08medge.med.ge.com>
Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS) said:
> What is this patch for? By applying this patch, will a normal user be
> able to change system date and time through the clock applet?
That's the second stupidest thing I've read today. Why in the world
would you want normal users to have privileges to do things that only
root should have?
Someone mentioned NTP earlier (the only good answer). Keep the clock
in sync with the truth is the only way you should be changing it.
Anything else sounds like you are trying to become a spammer or crash
someones system.
Only the system administrator, or root, should have access to system
functions, anything else is just dangerous and or stupid.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-06-07 10:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-06-06 17:03 CloclApplet in KDE Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS)
2003-06-06 17:08 ` Rex Dieter
2003-06-07 10:29 ` Scott Taylor [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-06-06 17:51 Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS)
2003-06-07 11:16 ` Glynn Clements
2003-06-06 16:54 Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS)
2003-06-06 16:59 ` Rex Dieter
2003-06-06 16:00 Sadanapalli, Pradeep Kumar (MED, TCS)
2003-06-06 16:11 ` Rex Dieter
2003-06-06 17:23 ` Jeff Largent
2003-06-07 1:20 ` terry white
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