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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users allow user to use sudo cp on a specific directory and only a specific file Post 302554393 by NH2 on Monday 12th of September 2011 01:15:29 AM
Old 09-12-2011
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The only way that would be possible is if I give write permission on the /etc directory. I don't think thats a good idea. The /etc/resolv.conf keeps getting messed up. I want ordinary users to able to use internet and thats not possible right now with the dns not being set properly. The only way I can think of is by allowing a user to use sudo cp on a specific directory and only a specific file.
Is that a real problem? You could create a group for the users that need to edit /etc/resolv.conf, gives write permission to /etc/ and /etc/resolv.conf for that group. As long as the other files in /etc doesn't belong to this group, these users won't be able to mess-up those files (files in /etc belong normally to root:root).

Corona is right: If doable, this way should be prefered over sudo/cp.

Brgds,
/Lew
 

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NAME

       actdiag - generate activity-diagram image file from spec-text file.

SYNOPSIS

       actdiag [options] files

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the actdiag commands.

       actdiag is a program that generate activity-diagram image file from spec-text file.

OPTIONS

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