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  From: Nick Morrison <nickm@internode.com.au>
  To  : Linux SA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:20:21 +0930

Re: SuSE 8.1, paranoid security, no su or sudo.

On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 02:12:14PM +1000, David de Groot said:
> Does anyone know of a way to:
>  a) get SuSEconfig to run from an underprivileged account such that it 
>     can make privileged changes
>  b) su to root or gain a root shell somehow
>  c) reboot the machine remotely with only an unprivileged account in 
>     the hope the new "Secure" settings set in Yast2 get applied on bootup.

I would hope there's no way to do any of the above after telling your SuSE
to be paranoid...

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