Re: Log on as root. warning
On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 03:28:37AM +1000, bob parker wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 10:26, alex wrote:
> > I don't understand the warnings about logging in as root
> > if all you intend to do is make some changes that only root
> > can make. What difference does it make if you do su
> > or log on as root? Doesn't a root mistake have the same effect
> > either way?
> >
> > I can see why it's not advisable to run internet as root or
> > just not necessary if you will be making changes that a
> > user can make.
> >
> > Doesn't root=root regardless of how you become root?
> > Ditto for user?
> >
> > Can someone justify the warning?
> >
> Apart from every other comment on this thread,
Forget every other comment. None of them addressed this
question.
> the problem with logging in as
> root means that everything you do is done silently.
>
> When you `sudo whatever command` your actions will be logged, so if you do
> stuff anything you can view the logs to see what you did.
Is this something more than bash_history?
>
> I use logcheck with the output mailed to me. Everything I do with sudo comes
> back to me for review.
Did you have to set this up specially? I don't remember
others mentioning it in this thread as the great advantage
of doing it the proper way. And since the point seems to
be that logging in as root has the potential to blow your
system to smithereens, reading how it was done wouldn't be
all that much of a consolation.
>
> HTH
> Bob Parker
>
>
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