Quoting Niall O Broin (niall at linux.ie):
> Anybody see any major flaws with this approach ?
Accountability.
If you use sgid bits on directories in conjunction with group
membership, plus a thoughtfully crafted /etc/sudoers file for privileged
tasks, you can solve your problem without needing to resort to role
logins, which in my experience are just never a good idea.
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