Can you not just use Su -l And type your password? -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mostafa Z. Afgani Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:28 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: How to autologin as a superuser THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > I'm not clear on how sudo works. Rather than typing "su -" followed > by root's password, can I set it up so that I just type "sudo" and > then I *am* root until I exit? Well, as other people have pointed out, there are many security issues. But there is a way to do exactly what you want: 1. Run 'visudo' as root 2. append the following below the "root ALL=(ALL) ALL" line: your_user_name ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/su 3. Save and exit vi Now, you can just type 'sudo su -' and you'll get a root shell. Of course, it's a good idea to do a 'man sudoers' first! > Thanks, > > Thufir > Best, -M -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
