Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-29 Thread Jeronimo Pellegrini
On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 06:58:37PM -0400, Michael Spang wrote: > Ian wrote: > > >I know it provides a fake root environment for work, but why would you > >want that? > > > > > > > No, sudo allows root privileges on a per-user, per-command, and per-host > basis. Yes -- but I would be careful wh

Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-29 Thread Alexander Schmehl
* Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [050828 22:30]: > It's also easier to do root-type things while in X without having to log > into X as root or muck about with the Xauthority files. Well, you could use sux from the sux package for that, but yes, I prefer using sudo, too ;) Yours sincerely, Ale

Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread Michael Spang
Hendrik Boom wrote: On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 09:37:52PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 05:20:37PM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: It's also easier to do root-type things while in X without having to log into X as root or muck about with the Xauthority files.

Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 09:37:52PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 05:20:37PM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > > >It's also easier to do root-type things while in X without having to log > > >into X as root or muck about with the Xauthority files. > > > > Which running gd

Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sun, Aug 28, 2005 at 05:20:37PM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >It's also easier to do root-type things while in X without having to log > >into X as root or muck about with the Xauthority files. > > Which running gdm I don't even know how to do: "sysadmin is not allowed to > login here" or s

Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Kent West wrote: David Goodenough wrote: On Sunday 28 August 2005 18:06, Ian wrote: I know it provides a fake root environment for work, but why would you want that? You have misunderstood sudo, the root environment is real, not fake. Sudo allows certain users to issue root commands

What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread Ian
OK, thanks, that makes sense now.-- "If practice makes perfect, and no one is perfect, then why practice?"

Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread Kent West
David Goodenough wrote: >On Sunday 28 August 2005 18:06, Ian wrote: > > >>I know it provides a fake root environment for work, but why would you want >>that? >> >> > >You have misunderstood sudo, the root environment is real, not fake. > >Sudo allows certain users to issue root commands with

Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread David Goodenough
On Sunday 28 August 2005 18:06, Ian wrote: > I know it provides a fake root environment for work, but why would you want > that? You have misunderstood sudo, the root environment is real, not fake. Sudo allows certain users to issue root commands without having to know the root password (they nee

Re: What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread Michael Spang
Ian wrote: I know it provides a fake root environment for work, but why would you want that? No, sudo allows root privileges on a per-user, per-command, and per-host basis. Package: sudo Description: Provide limited super user privileges to specific users Sudo is a program designed to al

What is the point of sudo?

2005-08-28 Thread Ian
I know it provides a fake root environment for work, but why would you want that?-- "If practice makes perfect, and no one is perfect, then why practice?"