Re: Enabling telnet, ftp, pop3 for root...

matt_left_coast enlightened us with:
And remove the ability to open a file other than the one specified
on the commandline...

eh?

If you allow the user to do:

$ sudo editor /etc/somefile

but then, once inside the editor, the user can start editing any other
file, out of control of sudo.

Sybren
--
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
Frank Zappa
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