Right, unless you are using csh or some other shell at the time. Also, you can bypass the password with the "NOPASSWD: ALL" option in the /etc/sudoers file.
Sudo is always handy for quick hcp queries, commands, etc. If just using the "su" command (e.g. not "sudo su"), then the root password will need to be entered, in this case. Doug Ponte ---------------------------- Probably nothing, if root's default shell is bash. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 2:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Will SUDO work for every admin task? -snip- What is the difference between: sudo su - and sudo bash -l ?? --------- -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port To: [email protected] Sent: 6/7/05 1:32 PM Subject: Re: Will SUDO work for every admin task? If you give your system administrators the ability to "sudo su - " then absolutely. Most, if not all of the tasks I've ever needed to execute on SUSE and Red Hat via their tools prompt for the root password if you're not logged in as root. That's just about as good, since you're only doing what you need to do as root, and then you're reverted back to a non-privileged state. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Myers Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Will SUDO work for every admin task? Just curious...will SUDO work for ALL zLinux admin tasks (SuSE and Redhat) ? Or, is root ID needed for certain tasks? Thanks, Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
