Hey, Scott: The feeling is mutual.
There's a bit more vocabulary associated with su. It's super user because this is the user with extraordinary powers that will trump all other permissions on the system. Simple example: If you have multiple users and one forgets their password, the super user can reset that user's password. Janina Scott Granados writes: > And here I always thought it was switch user as that’s what it really does > not necessarily switching to root although that’s the most common use. Learn > something new everytime you post, how about that! > > > On Jun 29, 2017, at 11:17 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > I believe su was (and is) "super user," not "substitute user." > > > > Jonathan Cohn writes: > >> Ah, be very careful of any command in terminal that requires your > >> password. These are commands that are using the "sudo" command. > >> > >> Sudo essentially says run this as root which is the most privileged user > >> on a UNIX system. While you can not break system files in Sierra due to > >> extra security added, any file in user space can be viewed or modified > >> when you use the sudo command. > >> Why sudo you might ask? Well originally there was su for substitute user. > >> This allows one to access the computer with another permissions for a > >> while. > >> > >> sudo is a bit more secure in that: > >> 1. There is a configuration file in /etc/sudoers that says what commands > >> can be executed by whom whith what rights. > >> 2. It prompts you four your password rather than the person you are trying > >> to execute as so there is no need to share a password to do this work. > >> > >> Take care, > >> Jonathan Cohn > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Jun 27, 2017, at 4:51 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Last I ran Terminal, I simply pasted code in and pressed enter. In some > >>> cases you may be asked for your log in password. > >>> > >>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . > >>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the > >>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to > >>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off > >>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan > >>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >>> > >>> On 6/27/2017 1:48 PM, Sharon Hooley wrote: > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I want to try copying and pasting the coding that was sent earlier. I > >>>> found Terminal in the “others” folder. when I entered I found my last > >>>> log-in date, among other things, including shell . I don’t know where > >>>> to type or paste. . Then I inadvertently closed the window so that it > >>>> said, “Terminal has no windows”. 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