Ken Moffat wrote: [...]
> Can you get a root login shell by using 'sudo /bin/bash', and from there do > things in the way that the book says ? > > I understand the attraction of 'sudo' for regular distributions, but > configuring > /etc/sudoers is always a compromise between functioality and security. When > the aim is to use a distro as a host to build a new LFS system, actually > becoming root is far more straightforward. There may be an issue here, where 'sudo' is not actually a separate program, in which case "bash sudo <something>" is different from "sudo bash <something>" Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN. This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that! -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page