[ale] Allow non-root user to chown file to other user?

[Jeff Lightner]

As clearly detailed below the question is very specifically NOT a
capabilities question - I noted that I had gone down that path to
forestall further comment on it.

The "real" problem I'm trying to solve is I have "Administrative"
accounts that I prohibit direct logins on.  (Require use of sudo su -
<account> by real users.)  On occasion users have a need to transfer in
a file as this admin account but then give ownership to someone else.

However, I really don't see that "purpose" makes my original question
vague.  As I've noted in other emails I can think of ways to use sudo to
do this but was hoping that there was a config utility that allows it.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Derek Carter
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 3:15 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Allow non-root user to chown file to other user?

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> OK the responses so far did what I was asking not to do - that is they
> are either telling me how to engineer a solution around it or they are
> saying it is a bad idea.
> 
> Also one post mentioned "capabilities" which I had broached in my
> original post.  My read of that is it is something set for programs or
> at kernel level not something that is enabled for users.   If the
chown
> capability is not on in the kernel then even root couldn't do chown.
> It doesn't seem to really relate to my question - I had gone down that
> path before posting.
> 
> Again I am asking if there is a way to allow non-root users to simply
> use the "real" chown command directly.  It just doesn't seem to me
that
> this shouldn't be something that is configurable somehow especially
> given that it is configurable on at least two UNIX variants I'm
familiar
> with.     

Is this just a capabilities question, or are you trying to solve a real 
problem?  If you are trying to solve a real problem, let us know what it

is, we may be able to help you find another avenue to fix it?

--
Derek aka goozbach

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