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Re: SUDO

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On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 11:10:44AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> Michael Pobega wrote:
>> ... sudo is in NO WAY a replacement for su.
>
> Three (possible) Ways that come to mind:
>
> 2. There's the (very) slight psychological reminder that you're potentially 
> doing dangerous things when you have to take the extra step of typing 
> "sudo" before a command.
>

I suppose that may be true, but personally I see the # instead of the >,
and I don't have any colouring setup on my root's terminal to remind me
that I'm logged in as root.

> 3. "sudo" automagically handles X permissions, whereas "su" does not.
>

Does it really? I always thought it didn't and that's why we have
gksu/gksudo, but I could be wrong.

> Having mentioned these things, yeah, "sudo" is not a "safe" replacement for 
> "su".
>

Not safe is definitely what I was trying to say, not that it isn't
POSSIBLE for sudo to be used as a replacement, but it isn't a viable
solution.

- -- 
If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative
programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they
restrict the use of these programs. 
 - Richard Stallman
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