Re: help, root overpowered ?

[Franklin Chua <fchua@ntsp.nec.co.jp>]

Hello,

    I think there is nothing wrong with it. If you really need to keep 
the "superuser"
from reading your sensitive data, you might have to find other ways of 
protecting
your files, like data encryption.

Regards,

sn00born wrote:

> 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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