UNIX V7
Dave McGuire
mcguire at neurotica.com
Thu Jun 11 12:56:59 CDT 2009
On Jun 11, 2009, at 1:25 PM, Gene Buckle wrote:
>>> years since I had a usable root account on any system I've
>>> installed.
>>> These days you should be using sudo.
>>
>> That's a pretty big sweeping assertion, one with which I
>> wholeheartedly disagree. Sudo has been around for a very long
>> time, and while it makes great sense for newbies, it gets in the
>> way when people who know what they're doing are trying to manage a
>> system.
>>
>> Use it if you like, but keep it the hell away from the systems I'm
>> responsible for.
>
> What, you've never heard of "sudo -s" ? :)
I just use "su".
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
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