Admin equiv creates root owned files

[Tim Winders]

On Sat, 30 May 1998, Andrew Tridgell wrote:

> > I read this, but disagree with how it should work. 
> 
> as I said, it isn't a very useful option.
> 
> > Is the ONLY thing it does is FILE permissions?
> 
> almost. It also sets a silly flag so when the client asks for login
> info it display "admin user". pointless really.
> 
> >  Are there other "domain" things that might pop up in the future?
> 
> not if we remove the option :)
> 

I just replied to Jerry, but here is the same/similar question.  The admin
users = sets that flag and the file permissions.  I guess the Domain Admin
users = is different and is/will be used for different things?  Would this
be the equiv of putting the user in the Domain Admins group on NTS 4?

=== Tim

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