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Old 03-23-2010
PHP Is alternative tool available just like SUDO?
Hello,

GA.

Do any one know any similar pkgs just like SUDO for solaris.

Ultimate thing is, I need to grand root access for my normal account (xyz).

1) Without providing UID 0 for xyz
2) SUDO pkg is not allowed to install

Could someone please tell me, if any other alternative tool available just like SUDO?

For OS:- Solaris / Linux / HP-UX
# 2  
Old 03-23-2010
On Solaris you could use RBAC (role based access control).
# 3  
Old 03-23-2010
Run once
Code:
usermod -P 'Primary Administrator' bullz26

and you are set.

Instead of sudo, prefix the commands to run as root by "pfexec".
# 4  
Old 03-23-2010
Hello jlliagre,

Cool, thanx for spoting it. Yes, it's working gr8 it in Solairs server.
BTW, can you please let me know that exact operation about the below commnad.

usermod -P 'Primary Administrator' bullz26

one more is, will it work on other OS like Linux and HP-UX also?

---------- Post updated at 09:24 AM ---------- Previous update was at 09:17 AM ----------

BTW, how to check this access is already granted. and how to revoke it if already present.
# 5  
Old 03-23-2010
It is a solaris only thing. No Linux, no HPUX.

You have to use sudo and the sudoers file to specifiy exactly what an individual user can sudo.
Last edited by jim mcnamara; 03-23-2010 at 11:33 AM.. Reason: typo
# 6  
Old 03-23-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by bullz26
BTW, can you please let me know that exact operation about the below commnad.

usermod -P 'Primary Administrator' bullz26
I'm granting the primary administrator privilege to the bullz26 user.
Quote:
one more is, will it work on other OS like Linux and HP-UX also?
HP-UX has definitely something similar, also named RBAC but the implementation differs. I'm not that much familiar with it.
As far as I know, the Linux kernel doesn't implement privileges so is limited to sudo.
Quote:

BTW, how to check this access is already granted.
With this command:
Code:
profiles bullz26

Quote:
and how to revoke it if already present.
That way:
Code:
usermod -P "Basic Solaris User,all" bullz26



---------- Post updated at 16:39 ---------- Previous update was at 15:53 ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
You have to use sudo and the sudoers file to specifiy exactly what an individual user can sudo.
Looks like a tautology to me Smilie
You can use Solaris (and probably HP-UX) RBAC to specify what an individual user can and cannot do. Sudo has several strenghts, like being cross platform and allowing to set the arguments passed to an authorized command but RBAC has a wider range of possibilities that sudo cannot achieve being userland only.
# 7  
Old 03-30-2010
Full points
Hey, thanQ so much for the help.
I wish to give full points.

BTW, I am disappointed that, I can't configure RBAC on HP-UX and Linux servers Smilie
It would be great, if something like SUOD (or) profile in solaris options in Linux and HP-UX servers too.
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