Vincenzo Campanella wrote: > Hi everybody > > I have a PC running Fedora 9 that I have to lend to a customer for a > limited period. > > I would like him to be able to install updates and to install and remove > programs without giving him the root password. > > Is it possible, and if it is what do I have to do? > > Thanks in advance for your replies. > vince > Take a look at the /etc/pam.d directory. You can modify the rules for pup or yumex to let the console user, a specific user, or members of a group run them without having to enter the root password. For example, you could set up pup like this: #%PAM-1.0 auth sufficient pam_console.so auth include config-util account include config-util session include config-util This will let whoever is logged into the console run pup. (Do updates.) #%PAM-1.0 auth sufficient pam_wheel.so trust use_uid auth include config-util account include config-util session include config-util This will limit pup to members of the wheel group. It is worth learning how to configure PAM for cases like this. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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