"Taong Bahay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 6/28/07, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ubuntu isn't rootless, just that it doesn't have a login for root, >> which also means doing stuff like `su -` is moot. > > As JM pointed out sudo -i achieves nearly same functionality. So I'll > do just that.
You wouldn't want to leave a root terminal open for long; that's why sudo(8) encourages the `sudo <command>` style of invocation instead of bringing up a shell, whether if it is a login shell or not. In fact, opening a rootshell for any non-emergency purpose is a bad habit to cultivate, and that usually means you (as a sysadmin) didn't assign privileges to yourself and your users properly. Cheers, Zakame -- Zak B. Elep [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
