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Re: sudo questions



On 14.08.2013 17:36, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> I agree in principle that sudo is better then su.  The problem I have
> with it is security; when you use sudo you type in your own password. So
> if your password is compromised, the hacker can do anything the sudo
> user can do - which may be very bad.
[snip]

One way around that is to not use the administrator's account for your
daily tasks.  Make a separate account without such privileges for daily
use and only use the other one when you actually need root privileges.

Regards,
/Lars



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