[ale] [ANNC] ALE-NW @ SPSU MTG. for Thurs., May 9, 7:30pm

[JD]

Michaels presentation is here:
  http://www.replatformtech.com/Services/Downloads/Downloads.html
including the bash and sudo ones that he has presented a few times for ALE.


On 05/08/2013 05:53 PM, Orlando Karam wrote:
> The next ALE-NW at SPSU meeting is being held Thursday May 9th, 2013 at 7:30pm in
> room J-266 of the Atrium (J) building on the SPSU campus.
> 
> ===================================
> The feature presentation will be by Michael Potter presenting on:
> 
>               sudo: Beginner to Expert in 1 hour
> 
> Abstract:
> This presentation will begin with a quick demo for those of you who are
> unfamiliar with sudo. The complete syntax of the configuration file will be
> explained starting with the simplest rules to the most complex. Finishing with a
> discussion recipes to solve real world problems.
> 
> I started developing this presentation after getting frustrated trying to
> understand the sudo configuration file syntax. I added the real world problem
> while helping people on the sudo mailing list.
> 
> sudo is a security tool that comes pre-installed on many *NIX systems, including
> mac os x, and most distributions of Linux. sudo allows for fine grained control
> of privileges as an alternative to setuid programs & scripts, turning on read &
> write privileges on sensitive files, sharing passwords, and (gasp) giving out
> the root password.
> 
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