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rust-rootasrole 3.2.0-1

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DescriptionBetter alternative to sudo(-rs)/su

Traditional Linux system administration relies on a single powerful user, the superuser (root), who holds all system privileges. This model does not adhere to the principle of least privilege, as any program executed with superuser rights gains far more privileges than necessary.

The RootAsRole project offers a role-based approach for managing Linux capabilities. It includes the dosr (do switch role) tool, which allows users to use another role with specific privileges and rights. It includes the chsr (change switch role) tool, which enables users to configure their roles. This approach enables co-administration of a system by multiple users.

MaintainerDebian Rust Maintainers <pkg-rust-maintainers@alioth-lists.debian.net>
Changed ByEddie Billoir <lechatp@outlook.fr>
Distributionexperimental
Architectureany
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/rust-team/debcargo-conf.git [src/rootasrole] (browse)
Closes#1109792
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/rust-rootasrole
Uploaded1 month, 3 days ago

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DateSat, 10 Jan 2026 10:59:21 +0000
Sourcerust-rootasrole
Version3.2.0-1
Changed-ByEddie Billoir
Architectureamd64 source
Distributionexperimental
.dsc
Sectionutils
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
Package-Listdosr deb utils optional arch=any
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Upstream-Name: rootasrole
Upstream-Contact: https://github.com/LeChatP/RootAsRole/issues
Source: https://github.com/LeChatP/RootAsRole

Files: *
Copyright: 2019-2025 Eddie Billoir <lechatp@outlook.fr>
           2018-2023 Ahmad Samer Wazan <ahmad.wazan@zu.ac.ae>
License: LGPL-3.0-or-later

Files: src/sr/pam/rpassword.rs
Copyright: 2022-2025 Trifecta Tech Foundation et al.
License: MIT or Apache-2.0

Files: debian/*
Copyright:
 2025 Debian Rust Maintainers <pkg-rust-maintainers@alioth-lists.debian.net>
 2025 Eddie Billoir <lechatp@outlook.fr>
License: LGPL-3.0-or-later

License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
 Debian systems provide the LGPL 3.0 in /usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL-3

License: Apache-2.0
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