[sudo-users] Limiting Editing Power

Stanley, Jon Jon.Stanley at savvis.net
Wed Oct 18 13:03:49 EDT 2006


rvim provides for this functionality.

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>[mailto:sudo-users-bounces at courtesan.com] On Behalf Of Mathew Brown
>Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:56 AM
>To: sudo-users at sudo.ws
>Subject: [sudo-users] Limiting Editing Power
>
>Hi,
>  I currently run into a scenario where I want to allow a user 
>to edit a
>  file owned by another user but ONLY that file.  If I specify 
>something
>  like /usr/bin/vim /etc/httpd.conf, vim is launched.  However, the
>  user, using vim, can then edit any files owned by the owner or
>  httpd.conf.  Is there any solution to this issue?  Thanks for your
>  help.
>-- 
>  Mathew Brown
>  mathewbrown at fastmail.fm
>
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