SUDO

[Hike]

Why?

If the user knows the root password, there is no need.

If sudo is cofigured correctly, there is no need to "su - root" since  
the user can already run the needed commands.

"man sodu" should explain how to configure sudo and the locatio of the  
configuration file.

Did you stop to think that you might not be permitted to do this with  
sudo or that the "sudo su - root" may need to be defined in the  
configuatio file or that the entire su command mat need to be quoted,  
etc. So that sudo would understsnd?

On Jun 22, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Matias Nicolas <matiasnicolas at live.co.uk>  
wrote:

>
> I know that sudo is for running commands with root privileges but  
> this idea is about typing "sudo su -" and use one's password and not  
> root's.
>
>
>
> That's all...
>
>> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:14:41 -0500
>> From: m.roth2006 at rcn.com
>> To: redhat-list at redhat.com
>> Subject: Re: SUDO
>>
>> Hike wrote:
>>> If you have the root password, try the following.
>>>
>>> $ su - root
>>>
>>> When prompted, enter the root password.
>>>
>>> sudo is to permit regular users to run priviledged commands. What  
>>> you
>>> are trying td is overly complex and redundant.
>>>
>> Not necessarily. A lot of places want more security, and locking  
>> down root.
>>
>> mark
>>
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