From: David Desscan Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:10 AM >Sometimes we use remote access ssh and su >to perform important tasks and read logs. >Since we use the same admin username and >password, .... sudo -- use sudo -- very easy to use sudo -- log in as normal user, do not allow root login via ssh. then sudo to do the command you need, such as "sudo less /var/log/messages" We do the following when we MUST have a root shell (rarely): "sudo su -" -- Michael
