From: sn00born <sn00bb0rn@telkom.net>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: help, root overpowered ?
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 02:30:32 +0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4288F4D8.8050609@telkom.net> (raw)
Dear all,
I am a newbie. I play with linux CLI now (using chmod and chown).
It seems to me that if I am using su -as root- I can use all directories
and files that I -by my own setting- not allowed. For instance I have
set chown 700 to some files and folder as a normal user. I think it will
prevent anyone else using it (even root). But when as root I can still
read the content of thet file.
My question is, is that a normal in *nix world ? I imagine how powerfull
an computer administrator of a company will be. He can read *all
sensitive data* that beyond his level. Please tell me, and point me
where my understanding of this matter that was wrong. Sorry for the
unproper English.
Thank you very much in advance.
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next reply other threads:[~2005-05-16 19:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-05-16 19:30 sn00born [this message]
2005-05-19 1:50 ` help, root overpowered ? Franklin Chua
2005-05-16 20:08 ` sn00born
2005-05-19 2:11 ` Ray Olszewski
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