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6.3. Additional Resources
While programs allowing users to gain administrative privileges are a potential security risk, security itself is beyond the scope of this particular book. You should therefore refer to the resources listed below for more information regarding security and privileged access.
Installed Documentation
su(1) — The manual page forsuprovides information regarding the options available with this command.sudo(8) — The manual page forsudoincludes a detailed description of this command and lists options available for customizing its behavior.pam(8) — The manual page describing the use of Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) for Linux.
Online Documentation
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Guide — The Security Guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 provides a more detailed look at potential security issues pertaining to the
setuidprograms as well as techniques used to alleviate these risks.
See Also
- Chapter 4, Managing Users and Groups documents how to manage system users and groups in the graphical user interface and on the command line.
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