[417] in athena10
Re: root logins
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Xavid)
Wed Aug 13 16:34:24 2008
Cc: athena10@mit.edu
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From: Xavid <xavid@MIT.EDU>
To: Jonathan Reed <jdreed@mit.edu>
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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:33:39 -0400
On 2008/08/13, at 16:16, Jonathan Reed wrote:
> Alternatively, is there a need for ordinary users to become root in
> clusters any more?
I know of at least one class (6.824) that had students become root in
order to install a kernel module. In general, I think it's nice to
let people who have a need for root to use it in clusters. In Athena
10, this would provide an easy way for people to (temporarily) install
software without having to build it from source in a locker.
Personally, I'd be in favor of using sudo instead of a widely-known
root password for clusters, but I don't have any particularly
compelling arguments either way.
~Xavid
