Locking down the system
Matthew Hannigan
mlh at zip.com.au
Wed Feb 6 02:10:51 EST 2002
Dan,
No. Sudo only enhances access. It does not restrict it.
You need to use restricted shells or some other technique.
Of course, using restricted shells with sudo is a very useful
combination to give the access that you want to give and
no more and no less.
Regards,
-Matt
Dan Lee wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Can "sudo" be use in such a way that can lock down the system? I mean
> to prevent users from accessing certain directories or files. Can it be
> used to restrict "su" access?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -dan
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