Effective user id as a short answer; compare sudo whoami and su - whoami
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Dan Kaminsky <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:36:47 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Cc: Johan Nestaas<[email protected]>; [email protected]<[email protected]>; Olivier<[email protected]>; [email protected]<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default What is the security differential between su and sudo bash? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 19, 2011, at 6:15 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I'll second that; the isp I work at has a sizeable ubuntu customer base and > these are customers who have made an informed decision. > > Now; let's consider ubuntu's inherited security from debian such as > configuring a 'mortal account' (admittedly can be ignored in the preseed) and > then the lack of perms on su; must use sudo. > > This is a distro that is newbie friendly but is not designed specifically for > them. > > Unfortunately, though, you make a distro with simplified tasks (printer > installation a fantastic example) and people, especially long term linuxers- > though I ought to be included I guess, remember back all too easily to when > everything was an uphill struggle: "what do you mean I don't have to compile > this as a flipping module? That's not freedom!" Being all too familiar. > > Just my tuppence worth anyway. > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > -----Original Message----- > From: Johan Nestaas <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:04:46 > To: Olivier<[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
