cvs commit: ports/sysutils/hal Makefile ports/sysutils/hal/files patch-hal.conf.in

Kris Kennaway kris at obsecurity.org
Thu Nov 16 21:16:07 UTC 2006


On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 07:49:13PM +0000, Jean-Yves Lefort wrote:
> jylefort    2006-11-16 19:49:13 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD ports repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sysutils/hal         Makefile 
>   Added files:
>     sysutils/hal/files   patch-hal.conf.in 
>   Log:
>   Give wheel group members the same rights as operator group members.

This violates the definition of the wheel group, FYI (even though it
might seem expedient), so it can be viewed as a weakening of the
security model.  Prior to this commit, the only right that the wheel
group had was the ability to attempt to su to root, if the user knows
the password.

Kris
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