>From: S Scharf [mailto:ss11...@gmail.com] >Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 3:03 PM >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: sudo vs. su (was Re: new to list, new to debian, new to linux)
>On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Mark Shroyer <subscriber+deb...@markshroyer.com> >wrote: >It *would* be safer to use neither su nor sudo, and only have root log >in on a separate, secure console, thereby eliminating the possibility of >password sniffing from a compromised regular account. However, few >desktop Linux users actually run their computers this way. >Actually on most systems I use, root login from the console is dis-allowed, and the user >must become root after logging into their own account. This provides an audit trail on who >logged in as root. >Stuart I was a little disappointed being called out on my suggestions in my original post. Obviously the person isnt a sys admin and from my understanding the whole purpose of sudo is so the user only has root privileges for that given command instead of during the entire terminal session. I personally see nothing wrong with what I suggested other then using visudo to edit the sudoers file instead of vim. George -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org