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
* 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
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.
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
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
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
OK, thanks, that makes sense now.-- "If practice makes perfect, and no one is perfect, then why practice?"
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
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
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
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?"
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