#5537 BLOC Update.: Use sudo to get root; limit root to olpc. (was: Use sudo, not su, to get root.)

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#5537: Use sudo to get root; limit root to olpc.
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  Reporter:  cscott   |       Owner:  cscott  
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  new     
  Priority:  blocker  |   Milestone:  Update.1
 Component:  distro   |     Version:          
Resolution:           |    Keywords:          
  Verified:  0        |    Blocking:  5819    
 Blockedby:  6316     |  
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Comment(by cscott):

 Michael has posted a fuller account of packages affected in #6316.
 Summarizing here:

 1) cherry pick first pilgrim commit
 439503f44d17f43c01e8e91802c73a09f0363978 and then pilgrim commit
 e4f750d66497699e7811bc30464595388ab97daa which amends it.  This adjusts
 the pam configuration, passwords for olpc and root, groups for olpc, and
 permissions on /bin/su.

 2) pull olpc-utils-0.68-1 which implements /usr/bin/sudo as a wrapper
 around /bin/su.  It also removes the bogus 'become_root' script (trac
 #6316), which requires...

 3) pull Terminal-9.xo, which uses 'su' instead of 'become_root' for the
 root shell button.

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