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On 2011-12-20 10:13 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, incidentally, would 'sudo passwd root'...

Ouch... any way to avoid that?

I guess the best way would be to simply give them access to the commands 
they need...

I'll look into that...

Thanks...