Feedback please

[Tod Merley]

On 4/21/07, jim tate <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I have done a install of Kubuntu just to see how it work, I'm a straight
> Fedora user and no desire to move to Ubuntu,
> I just want to see how it works as far as SU goes.
> In ubuntu , can any user type in sudo -s and get root privileges ?
> For Security reasons this distro scares me.
> I teach Linux at locale libraries and wanted to get a feel for ubuntu
> before I can say yea or nay.
> And I don't want to go threw a bunch of hassles to track down a Ubuntu
> forum just to ask one question about a distro
> that I'm not going to permanently use.
>
> Thanks
> Jim
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Hi Jim Tate!

"Sudo" is probably a good approace to help many issues of security.
Please note the benafits and downsides in the following aritcal:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

Your other questions are answered there as well I believe.

Also of interest:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CategorySecurity

I am in the middle of seeing how selinux is used in ubuntu and what
other security software they recommend.

Be happy to hear what you conclude!

Tod