Todd Zullinger <tmz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >James Mckenzie wrote: >> Petrus de Calguarium <pgueckel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>When I need root access, I used to use sudo su -. >> >> This is plain wrong. The command should be sudo <command>. > >And su - is a command. ;) But this is, in most cases, redundant. > >There's really nothing wrong with that command from a technical >standpoint. > The sudo command can be configured to do other things other than su - (like running a program or shell.) However, most admins just leave it to the default action. >Whether someone should have access to su via sudo is another matter, >something for the admin to configure. True. Best Security Practices.... James McKenzie -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines