Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2009 #643
> On Thu,23.Apr.09, 09:52:05, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > > > I guess it's because "sudo su" does not require root's password, but > > users'. However this can have significant ipmact on system's security. On 25.04.09 22:17, Andrei Popescu wrote: > More than 'sudo'? BTW, there is also a '-i' option to sudo. allowing "sudo su" is more dangerous than allowing most of commands (not those that allow executing of subshell...) It means that user can do anything with just his/her password, not needing the root's. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Enter any 12-digit prime number to continue. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2009 #643
On Thu,23.Apr.09, 09:52:05, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > I guess it's because "sudo su" does not require root's password, but > users'. However this can have significant ipmact on system's security. More than 'sudo'? BTW, there is also a '-i' option to sudo. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2009 #643
> On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 09:34:27 -0400 > Leonardo Cuyar Morales wrote: > > > Hello I want to begin a new with this: > > > > I use sudo user to do some commands like root but after I "sudo su" to > > become root I can't write archives and files owned by root, is there a > > program who let me write this files On 12.04.09 23:05, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > Why don't you simple use 'su' instead of 'sudo su'? Also, check the > file permissions to make sure they are writable. If not, you can use > chmod to make the file writable. I guess it's because "sudo su" does not require root's password, but users'. However this can have significant ipmact on system's security. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Boost your system's speed by 500% - DEL C:\WINDOWS\*.* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2009 #643
On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 09:34:27 -0400 Leonardo Cuyar Morales wrote: > Hello I want to begin a new with this: > > I use sudo user to do some commands like root but after I "sudo su" to > become root I can't write archives and files owned by root, is there a > program who let me write this files Why don't you simple use 'su' instead of 'sudo su'? Also, check the file permissions to make sure they are writable. If not, you can use chmod to make the file writable. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2009 #643
Hello I want to begin a new with this: I use sudo user to do some commands like root but after I "sudo su" to become root I can't write archives and files owned by root, is there a program who let me write this files
