Hello Angus.

16 Aug 04 17:30, you wrote to Finnigann:

 AM> {at}TZUTC: -0400
 AM> {at}MSGID: 1:275/312 0586d3e6 1176.doveunix 0586D3E6
 AM> {at}TID: SBBSecho 2.10-Win32 r1.131 Apr  3 2004 MSC 1200
 AM>   Re: This is why FreeBSD...
 AM>   By: Finnigann to Angus Mcleod on Fri Aug 13 2004 19:54:00

 >> I'm not clear, exactly on which you want.
 >>
 >> Do you want to assign the rights to some else to modify
 >> hello.t(e)xt or are you trying to give away the 'power' to freddy
 >> so that he can assign those rights?

 AM> I want to give the ownership of the file to freddy.  Because the
 AM> current owner is 'going away' out of passwd/shadow, but freddy is now
 AM> responsible for management of the file.  And nobody has 'root' on the
 AM> box, so nobody can 'su' up to do it.

How is the current owner dissapearing from /etc/passwd without root deleting him?

not having root, I think the best you can do is send copies of all the
files to freddy.

Jasen

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