> Try the sudo package. It works great.
>
> Also as an alternative you can use rsh/rlogin.
>
> edit /root/.rhosts
> add:
>
> localhost username
>
>
>
> make sure rshd rlogind have the -h parameter in /etc/inetd.conf
>
>
> using rsh/rlogin the user can rsh or rlogin as the root user locally
rsh/rlogin are IMHO major security holes in a system. I would
never run rlogind/rshd on a networked system unless it was a
totally trusted private network. Even then, ssh is much better
of a shell as it provides security and encryption.
-- Mike A. Harris - Computer Consultant - Linux advocateEscape from the confines of Microsoft's operating systems and push your PC to it's limits with LINUX - a real OS. http://www.redhat.com
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