Help with Linux offline cached credentials on a Windows domain

[mkomarinski-GqRSzq0LZOzYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org (Mark Komarinski)]

On 08/26/2010 08:53 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
>> From: Dan Ritter [mailto:dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org]
>>
>>> Make the file executable.  Run it as root.
>>
>> I really hate this model for software distribution.
>
> Is it different, in some way, from any of the following?
> * Run this exe.  You must have admin privs.
> * Install this rpm as root.
> * sudo yum install ...
> * sudo pkg-get ...

Yes.

I can query a package to find out what is installed and where on the 
filesystem things are located.  I can also uninstall a package easily 
using the same command as any other package on my system instead of 
hunting for a custom script or having to do it by hand and risk leaving 
cruft around.

-Mark