<p>Am 07.12.2015 00:52 schrieb "Rainer Stratmann" <<a href="mailto:rainerstratmann@t-online.de">rainerstratmann@t-online.de</a>>:<br>
> > For your task sudo may help. With it you allow the user (or group) in<br>
> > question to run programs with root rights, but they have to identify<br>
> > with their own password. Lowering security risk ...<br>
><br>
> What do you mean exactly with "with their own password"?</p>
<p>When one calls sudo one uses the password of one's own account to elevate the rights and not the root password, at least as long one is in a group that allows that in the sudoers file (usually that group is "wheel").</p>
<p>Regards,<br>
Sven</p>