[X-Unix] App launched by my crontab runs as root if Login Window!

[John Baltutis]

On 06/06/05, Eric F Crist <ecrist at secure-computing.net> wrote:
> On Jun 6, 2005, at 2:51 PM, John Baltutis wrote:
>> On 06/06/05, Eric F Crist <ecrist at secure-computing.net> wrote:
>>> ~flipper wrote:
>>>> If a root account is enabled, and I log in as root, I can go anywhere
>>>> on the computer into 'my' 'root' 'home', into other accounts, etc).
>>>> But with no root enabled, there are 'walls'...sudo, or no sudo.
>>>>
>>> If I'm not mistaken, root disable, or not, you can still sudo su -
>>> and go wherever you want to.
>>
>> You're mistaken. When you launch Terminal, it normally starts up in
>> your home directory. Now, if you enter this command:
>>
>> $sudo cd /private/var/root
>>
>> enter your admin password, you're not taken there.
>
> I'm not mistaken.  If you're on a mac with root not 'enabled', and
> you open Terminal.app,  Type the following command:
>
> # sudo su -
>
> You're going to be asked for the administrator's password.  Not the
> root password.  Now you're root.
>
> Now you can cd /private/var/root.

You're correct. I was mistaken-I missed the su part of your post. Ignore
what I posted.