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Re: Sudo



On Sb, 25 ian 20, 19:28:39, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:27:21 -0600
> Paul Johnson <baloo@ursamundi.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 11:40 AM Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I never use sudo.  I consider it too much a security risk even on a
> > > system with only a single user.
> > >  
> > 
> > I'm curious for more on this perspective.
> 
> Sudo is just another path for the unscrupulous to gain priviledged
> access. There are so many anyway.  Why add another?

In the typical sudo setup the root account is locked, so both su and 
root logins are disabled.

sudo also promotes good practices by using it only when really needed, 
which is both safer (less mistakes) and more secure (less code running 
as root).

Kind regards,
Andrei
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