On Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 04:19:18PM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote:
> No, 'su' doesn't change who you are. I may know the password to root.
> As root I can su to 'paul'. I have not been authenticated as paul (since I don't
> know his password). 'su' doesn't require proof of identity so it really doesn't
> reflect authorized identity.
Now might be a good time to dig up a good URL on auditing under Unix. I'm
not aware of any, but I suspect that you are.
Regards,
bert hubert.
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